Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Neal R Cravens
Nov 14, 2013
Neal Richard Cravens passed away at 8:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at his residence in Annapolis, IL. Born in Oblong, IL on December 18, 1940, he was the son of Richard Gale Cravens and Lenora Grace Shyrock Cravens. Neal grew up in the Bend area and attended the Bend Grade School and Oblong High School. Neal married...
Opal E. Self
Nov 10, 2013
Opal E. Self, 96 of Oblong, IL, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday, November 10, 2013 at the Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, IL. She was born September 18, 1917 in Marengo, IN, the daughter of John Mills and Zada Miller Mills. Opal worked production at Hamilton Glass in Vincennes for 23 years before she retired at the age of 62....
Gerald Lee "Steve" Stephenson
Nov 9, 2013
Gerald Lee 'Steve' Stephenson, 79, of Robinson, IL died on November 9, 2013 at the Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. He was born October 2, 1934 in Parkersburg, IL, the son of Virgil Stephenson & Lelia Cokley Stephenson. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Back stateside, he worked at Briggs Pottery as...
Patricia Joann Wright
Nov 8, 2013
Patricia Joann Wright, 70, of Robinson died at 6:15 p.m. (EST) on November 8, 2013 at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN. She was born November 27, 1942 in Robinson, the daughter of Mervin €œLeMoyne€ Rich and Betty Joe Peterson Rich. A devout Christian, she was truly a woman who lived out her faith, evident in the selfless...
Janice C Kincaid
Nov 7, 2013
Janice C. Kincaid, 75, formerly of Palestine, died at the Alta Vita Memory Care Center in Longmont, CO around 9:00 a.m. (c.s.t.) Thursday, November 07, 2013 after an extended illness. She was born October 6, 1938 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Raymond York and Ada Hampsten York. Jan was a retired minister, who dedicated the much of her...
Audrey Lea Rich
Nov 5, 2013
Audrey Lea Rich, 84, of Robinson passed away on November 5, 2013 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. She was born September 2, 1929, the daughter of Lester and Emma (Fear) Catt. Audrey worked in production at Hershey for 30yrs. She was an avid quilter and reader. She was also a member of the Oak Ridge Church. Audrey...
Hilda Kathleen Randles
Nov 4, 2013
Hilda Kathleen Randles, 91 of Robinson, IL, died at 6:37 a.m. Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born on May 3, 1922 in Hardinville, IL, the daughter of William Allen Sexton and Lefvonia G. (Weaver) Sexton. Hilda worked at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson for 18 years. She was a life member of...
Janice Sheppard Buchanan
Nov 3, 2013
Janice Sheppard Buchanan, 86 of Robinson, died at 2:20 a.m., on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Heritage Health Care Center, Robinson. She was born April 11, 1927 in Canyon City, CO, the daughter of Percival Sheppard and Edith Kendrick Sheppard. She received a bachelor€™s degree from the University of Colorado and a degree in Funeral Service from Vincennes University....
Carol J Watts
Nov 2, 2013
Carol Jeanne Watts, 67 of Robinson, IL, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital Long Term Care after a long battle with cancer. She was born November 19, 1945 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of John Thomas Watts and Geneva Irene Bowen Watts. She was...
Vernon Veach
Nov 2, 2013
Vernon Veach, 71, of Palestine, IL passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2013 in the comfort of his home. He was born March 30, 1942 in Martinsville, IL, the son of Russell Veach and Emma Washburn Veach. He worked road construction for Howell Asphalt in Mattoon for several years. In his free time, he enjoyed tinkering...
Carl "Pod" Tuttle
Oct 31, 2013
Robert Carl €œPod€ Tuttle, 94, of Robinson died at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Crawford Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was born July 14, 1919 in Robinson, the son of Benjamin Perry Tuttle & Emma Martin Tuttle. He worked for L.S. Heath & Sons for 45 years. A man of faith, Pod was very active...
Lillian R Simmons
Oct 30, 2013
Lillian Rae Stivers-Simmons, 81 of Fort Myers, FL, died at 11:24am, Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at Hope Hospice, Fort Myers, FL with her family by her side. She was born on November 3, 1931, in Robinson, Illinois to Rex and Alta Stivers, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kyle William, a...
Ruth J. Parker
Oct 30, 2013
Ruth J. Parker, 80, of Palestine, died at 3:15 a.m. EST on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born March 8, 1933 in Rolla, MO, the daughter of Austin Cook, Sr. & Lillian Bailey. She worked at Victor Dana from 1967 until she retired in 2008, having made several friends over...
Warren "Pat" Mehler
Oct 29, 2013
Warren N. €œPat€ Mehler, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born on March 17, 1921 in West York, IL, the son of Edward J. Mehler and Edna Evans Mehler. Pat owned and operated a stockyard and was a farmer until 1987. After he retired from farming, he and his wife...
Earl Lackey
Oct 26, 2013
Earl Laray Lackey, 100, of Robinson passed away on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 at Timber Creek Village in Robinson. He was born near Stoy, IL on Dec. 14, 1912 to Richard Lackey and Lela (Martin) Lackey. He married Helen Louise Barrett on Sept. 16, 1940 at the Methodist Church in Morganfield, KY and was her loving spouse and best...
Esther I. York
Oct 20, 2013
Esther Irene York, 93, passed away October 20th, 2013 at the Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong. She was born February 26, 1920, in Trimble, IL, the daughter of Raymond and Mary Guyer. She attended Business College in Terre Haute, IN and was employed by Merchants Freight there until January of 1943. She then became employed with Marathon Oil Company...
Doris I. Jackson
Oct 20, 2013
Doris I. Jackson, 98 of West Union, IL passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 2:45 a.m. at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born November 30, 1914 in West Union, the daughter of Posey Rush and Helen Medsker Rush. Doris worked in production at T. R. W. in Marshall for several years before her retirement. She is...
Elizabeth Lee Carter
Oct 20, 2013
Elizabeth Lee Carter, 73, of rural Flat Rock died at 9:32 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2013 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. She was born April 14, 1940 in Nicholasville, KY, the daughter of James Creech & Agnes Moan Creech. She was a housewife, and also worked at County Line Cheese for a time...
Jaxon Arjun Sharma
Oct 7, 2013
Jaxon Arjun Sharma, the infant son of John & Amanda Sharma died at, 12:44 p.m. on October 7, 2013 in the comfort of his home. He was born May 2, 2013 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson.He is survived by his parents (Robinson, IL); his sister, Jasleen Sharma (Robinson, IL); his maternal grandmother & step-grandfather, Kathleen & Richard...
Dean Cafin
Oct 5, 2013
Dean Cafin, 74 of Palestine, IL, died at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Paris Health Center in Paris, IL. He was born June 18, 1939 in Flat Rock, IL, the son of Raleigh Cafin and Grace Gaddis Cafin. He was a retired trucker, loved to attend auctions, and collected toy tractors. Dean married Geneva Harris and she...
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