Robert W. Letton, Captain, USAF
March 01, 1940 – March 11, 1994

Robert W. Letton, 54, of 414 Hollow Creek Lane, Mt. Sterling, Died Friday at the University of KY. Medical Center.

He was a native of Paris, son of the late George Clark and Lucy Williams Letton.

He was the State Rural Development Coordinator for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

He was a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Air Force and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

He was a member of First Christian Church in Mt. Sterling and MT. Sterling Kiwanis Club. He was graduate of the University of KY. and a member of Alpah Gamma Rho Fraternity.

He is survived by his wife, Gerre Letton, Mt. Sterling; two sons, Bob Letton, Winston-Salem, NC and Bill Letton, Prestonsburg; four grandchildren, Will, Nate, Haley and Luck Letton; his father-in-law, William Ashton, Mt. Sterling; a brother, George Letton, Dayton, OH; and a sister, Linda Stith, Covington.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Eastin-Taul Funeral Home, Mt. Sterling. Burial will be in the Machpelah Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial contributions are suggested to First Christian Church, Mt. Sterling, VFW or the American Heart Fund.

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1st Lt. Letton served a Vietnam War tour as a HH-3C/E pilot with Det. 5, 38th ARRS in the 1965-1966-time frame.