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Robert Winston Huddleston, a resident of Montgomery and a former resident of Wetumpka, died Friday in a Montgomery hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Huddleston was born February 27, 1900, the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Huddleston of Speigner. He attended Barnes School for Boys in Montgomery; Marion Institute and the University of Alabama, where he received a degree in law and was president of his class, later forming the law firm, Huddleston, Glover & Jones. He was elected Circuit Solicitor (District Attorney) for Elmore, Autauga and Chiliton counties in 1923 and began serving as Solocitor for these three counties and served continously through 1954, or for seven terms. On December 30, 1954, he was appointed supernumeary Circuit Solicitor by Governor Gordon Persons. He also served as special assistant Attorney General, serving under John Patterson, McDonald Gallion, and Richard Flowers. Huddleston received nationwide attention on several cases including the murder investigation of Albert Patterson of Phenix City. He was known throughout the Alabama bar as one of the most colorful attorneys of his day. He was a Mason, veteran, and a member of the St. James Methodist Church of Montgomery. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Annette R. Huddleston, Montgomery; a son, Ted W. Huddleston, Montgomery; a daughter, Mrs. Anne King, Anniston; a sister, Mrs. Roberta Butterfield, Pascagoula, Miss., and three grandchildren, Everett King, Paula King, and Suzanne King, Anniston. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Campbell Funeral Chapel with The Rev. Clifford Abbott and The Rev. Fred Fuller officiating. Burial was in Wetumpka City Cemetery. Active pallbearers were McDonald Gaillon, John G. Bookout, U. G. Jones, Geo. P. Howard, James T. Roy and Bill Bradley. Honorary pallbearers were Chief Justice J. Ed Livingston, Judge Richard T. Reeves, Judge Joe Macon, John Patterson, Robert Milner, Charles G. Reynolds, Dr. W. A. Edwards, Judge Arthur Glover, and attorneys in the Attorney General 's office.