Robert Duaine Sackett
(1946-2006)
Father | Duaine J Sackett (1921-1999) |
Mother | Stella Marie Bethel (1924-2009) |
Robert Duaine Sackett, son of Duaine J Sackett and Stella Marie Bethel, was born in Litchfield, Montgomery County, IllinoisG, on 7 July 1946.1 He died aged 59 in Worland, Washakie County, WyomingG, on 13 February 2006 and was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, WorlandG.1,2 He married on 10 January 1984, Terra Nichols.1 They later divorced.1
In 1950 Robert was living at Osie Street, Gillespie, Macoupin County, IllinoisG, in the household of his mother Stella, and was recorded in the census as Robert D Sackett, aged three and born in Illinois.3
In 1950 Robert was living at Osie Street, Gillespie, Macoupin County, IllinoisG, in the household of his mother Stella, and was recorded in the census as Robert D Sackett, aged three and born in Illinois.3
Robert D. "R.D." Sackett
Worland — The funeral for Robert D. "R.D." Sackett, 59, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Worland by Bishop Craig Whitlock. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland, with military honors accorded by Worland American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at Bryant Funeral Home of Worland; and one hour prior to service-time Monday at the church.
He died Feb. 13, 2006, at his home.
Born July 7, 1946, in Litchfield, Ill., he was the son of Stella Marie (Bethel) and Duaine Sackett Jr; and moved with his family to Carlinville, Ill., where he was raised and educated. He graduated from Carlinville High School in 1964.
He joined the U.S. Air Force and served for four years at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.
A Wyoming Highway Patrolman until 1979, he then moved to Worland and became under-sheriff with the Washakie County Sheriff's Department until 1994.
On Jan. 10, 1984, he married Terra Nichols. The couple later divorced.
He also worked for R&C Trucking and, at the time of his death, was employed by Olind Safety.
His interests included spending time with his son in the outdoors; driving and shooting; and being with his family and friends. He held a private pilot's license.
Survivors include his mother, Stella Dey; his son, Eric, of Worland; two sisters, Sara Sackett and her husband of Worland and Andria Sackett of Colorado; brother, Denis Sackett, and his wife of Normal, Ill; sister, Diana Joiner, and her husband of Carlinville; a granddaughter; four nieces; three nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father in December 1999; and his stepmother, Phyllis, in 2000.
Memorials may be made to the Boys and Girls Club, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, P.O. Box 524, Worland, WY 82401.
—Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming, 18 Feb 2006
Notes & Citations
- Obituary.
- Find a Grave.
- 1950 United States Federal Census, Roll 948, sheet , district 59-18
Osie Street, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois
Sackett, Stella M, head, 26, wid, secretary, Union, b. IL
Sackett, Robert D, son, 3, b. IL
Sackett, Denis L, son, 2, b. IL.
Appears in | Sacketts in the Military |
Sackett line | 4th great-grandson of Jonathan Sacket |
Charts | Line 4 (American) |
Generation.Tree | 12T.4 |
Last Edited | 21 Mar 2024 |