Billy Tallent

PATTON, Mo. -- Billy C. "Bill" Tallent, 76, of Patton died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Aug. 12, 1925, at Tallent, Mo., son of William and Lillian Zimmerman Tallent.

Tallent was a farmer.

He served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Campaign.

Survivors include a brother, Dan Tallent of Marquand, Mo., and a sister, Wilma Lindeman of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.

Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Patton from 4-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. W.D. Snyder and Dr. John Englehart officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery near Marquand, Mo.