Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Wayne Little
Oct 17, 2012
W. Wayne Little, 86, of Palestine, IL, died at 1:18 p.m. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, October 17, 2012. He was born June 11, 1926 in Palestine, IL, the son of William G. Little and Myrtle Shaw Little. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He worked in marketing operations for Marathon for 37 years retiring in February 1983. He...
Bea Goodwin
Oct 15, 2012
Beatrice €œBea€ Goodwin, 94, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:15 a.m. Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Home. She was born March 25, 1918 in Albion, IL, the daughter of John L. Elkins and Mary Sabrina Moomaw Elkins. She worked at L. S. Heath for 28 years retiring in 1971. She was a member of the...
Mason Michael Freese
Oct 9, 2012
Mason Michael Freese, 9 weeks old, of Annapolis died at 5:12 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at his home. He was born August 7, 2012 in Robinson, the son of Jonathon & Jennifer (Edwards) Freese, and they survive. He is also survived by his sister, Marisa Edwards of Annapolis; his grandparents, Doug & Rose Edwards (Annapolis) and Dawn...
Brice Leroy Butcher
Oct 8, 2012
Brice LeRoy Butcher, 49, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 5:35 a.m. (E.S.T.) Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. He was born August 7, 1963 the son of Max Butcher and Dorothy Purcell Butcher. He was a plumber/pipefitter and belonged to the Plumbers/Steamfitters Local #136, Evansville, IN. Brice was a member of the...
Sharon L. Haugh
Oct 4, 2012
Sharon L. Haugh, 57, lately of Palestine, Illinois died at 1:35 p.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2012 after a brief and aggressive battle with cancer. Born May 14, 1955 in Henderson, KY, she was the daughter of Harry T. Haugh and Amelia €œMiMi€ Fisher Haugh of Gainesville, Texas.Sharon attended Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, and upon finishing moved...
Walter "Ralph" Odle
Sep 27, 2012
Walter €œRalph€ Odle, 82, of Robinson, IL, died at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Home, Robinson, IL. He was born September 30, 1929 in Sullivan, IL, the son of Walter Odle and Lucy Pearl Daugherty Odle. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He worked at the Case Pottery...
Flara Jane Calvert
Sep 27, 2012
Flara Jane Calvert, 103, of Martinsville, IL died at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her daughter€™s home in Robinson. She was born April 19, 1909 in Clark County, IL, the daughter of Charles W. and Flara Mae (Bowen) Misner. Flara married Russell Calvert on June 5, 1937 and he preceded her in death on July 30,...
Amma "Nell" Hill
Sep 27, 2012
Amma €œNell€ Hill, 88 of Flat Rock, IL, died at 12:50 a.m. Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Home, Robinson, IL. She was born August 17, 1924 in Earlington, KY, the daughter of Clifton Poole and Laura Couch Poole. She was a homemaker and used to run the auction barn in Flat Rock. She loved fishing...
Odessa Ruth Murphy
Sep 25, 2012
Odessa Ruth Murphy, 81 of Robinson, IL, died at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, IL. She was born November 30, 1930 in Gadsden, AL, the daughter of Walter Hodge and Cleo Burkhardt Hodge. She worked in production at Fair-Rite and was a member of the Dayspring Full Gospel Fellowship. She was an...
J. Glenn Morris
Sep 24, 2012
Joseph Glenn Morris, 79, of rural Flat Rock, IL, passed away at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) Monday, September 24, 2012 at the VNA Plus Hospice Center, Evansville, IN. He was born September 15, 1934 in Wabash County, IL, the son of Joseph Harry Morris and Mammie Maggie Richardson Morris. He worked at Ellis Feed Mill in Palestine until he and...
Dorothy Genevieve Graves Edgington
Sep 20, 2012
Dorothy G. Edgington, 95, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Home, Robinson. She was born April 10, 1917 in Garrison Crossing, KS, she was the daughter of Amos A. Graves and Clara D. Bruss Graves. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church of Flat Rock....
Joshua William Rodgers
Sep 19, 2012
Joshua William Rodgers, 35 of Mattoon, IL, formerly of Oblong, IL, went to be with the Lord and into arms of his loving grandparents on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in Mattoon, IL. He was born July 6, 1977 in Robinson, IL. Joshua was a chemical processing engineer at Equistar in Mattoon. He was a member of the Local #399...
W. Carol Thompson
Sep 14, 2012
W. Carol Thompson, 85 of Robinson, IL, died at 6:00 a.m. Friday, September 14, 2012 at the United Methodist Village, Lawrenceville, IL. He was born February 19, 1927 in Chauncey, IL, the son of Roy Thompson and Rebecca Littlejohn Thompson. Carol was a paratrooper in the U. S. Army from October 1954 to October 1956. He worked for the...
Richard Leon Newlin
Sep 12, 2012
Richard Leon Newlin, 74 of Hutsonville, IL, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born December 30, 1937 in Hutsonville, IL, the son of Ralph Newlin and Freda Clements Newlin. He served in the U. S. Army from 1958 to 1960. He was a caster at the Robinson Pottery. Richard married Lindene Pig...
Charles "Herb" Dart
Sep 8, 2012
Charles Herbert €œHerb€ Dart, 83, of Robinson died at 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong. He was born April 23, 1929 in Oblong, the son of Mayo K. & Ester Clone Dart. He served his country as a paratrooper in the 188th Airborne from November, 1950 until December, 1952 during the...
Nina June Taylor Brunson
Sep 8, 2012
Nina June Taylor Brunson, 89, of Robinson passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Crawford Memorial Long Term Care. She was born June 15, 1923 in Landes, IL, in Lawrence County, the daughter of Guy Taylor and Ethel Shaw Taylor. She and her husband Byard both graduated from Sumner High School in 1940. Nina worked...
Ronald J. Isbell
Sep 7, 2012
Ronald J. Isbell, 63, of Kings Mountain died Friday, September 7, 2012 at home.He was born May 31, 1949 in Terre Haute, IN to Charles and Fern Isbell and was raised on farms in Eastern Illinois.A 1967 graduate of Hutsonville, IL High School, he began his journalism career as a correspondent for The Robinson Daily News while still in...
James E. Adams
Sep 5, 2012
James Earl Adams, 68 of Robinson, IL, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 5, 1944 in Hutton Township, Coles County, IL, the son of Dorsey Oral Adams and Betty Lou Irby Adams. He was a butcher at McDaniel€™s in Casey and at Sievers€™ in Palestine, and worked at Murphy Masonry,...
Sandra (Murrell) Barnhart
Sep 5, 2012
Sandra M. (Murrell) Barnhart, 51, of Robinson, IL, died at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at her residence after years of failing health. She was born October 18, 1960 in Tuscola, IL, the daughter of Russ Murrell & Lydia Neubauer Murrell.Sandra was a loving and caring daughter, sister, mother, and aunt. She is survived by her daughter, Megan...
Ronnie Lee Meeks
Sep 2, 2012
Ronnie Lee Meeks, 61 of Robinson, IL, died at his home at 9:19 a.m. Sunday, September 02, 2012. He was born March 1, 1951 in Robinson, the son of Oscar Meeks and Jo Ann Piercefield Meeks. He is survived by 6 brothers and their spouses, his twin brother Donald Meeks, Grand Junction, Co, Gary Meeks, Robinson, Richard and Sandy...
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