MACOMB, Ill., Aug. 28 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
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MACOMB, IL - - Former Western Illinois University professor Benton Maurice Stidd, 90, of Bloomington, IN, passed away July 13.
Stidd joined WIU in August 1979 and retired in May 1997, where he was a tenured professor and chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences.
He was a widely recognized authority on Carboniferous-era ferns; he authored more than 30 scientific papers and worked on and secured many National Science Foundation grants.
Benton married his high school sweetheart, Judy (Parrish) Payton, in 1959 and had four daughters. He later married Eun Joong Lee in 1983 and had one daughter.
After retiring from WIU, Stidd r...