Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Mary Ruth Burcham
Sep 14, 2011
Mary Ruth Burcham, 89, of Palestine, IL, died at 7:00 a.m.Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at her residence. She was born October 30, 1921 in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of Guy McCoy Simmons and Ruby Painter Simmons. She was a bookkeeper for the General Telephone Company. She was a member of the Robinson First United Methodist Church; past member and...
James L. Farmer
Sep 12, 2011
James L. Farmer, age 71, formerly of Joplin, passed away at 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2011 in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Farmer was born June 29, 1940 in Hutchinson, Kansas to the late James Roy Farmer and Anna Penner Farmer. Mr. Farmer worked in the medical field and was licensed as a CRNA. He was a veteran of...
Lela Grace Parish
Sep 11, 2011
Lela Grace Parish, 92, of Palestine, IL, died at 1:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on Sunday, September 11, 2011 in Vincennes. She was born November 11, 1918 in Vincennes, IN, the daughter of Jess Southers and Lila Mary Ridgely Southers. She worked in production at the sewing factory in Flat Rock, in a nursing home in Robinson, and was a member...
Martha Lucille Mcquaid
Sep 10, 2011
Martha Lucille McQuaid, 96, of Robinson, IL died at 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Ridgeview Care Center in Robinson. She was born on November 15, 1914 in Honeycreek Township, the daughter of Frank Rich and Florence Tohill. She worked in production for both L.S. Heath and Leaf, before retiring after 33 years. She was a...
Bob Rice
Sep 9, 2011
Robert E. €œBob€ Rice, 85 of Flat Rock, IL, died at 4:30 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at the Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, IL. He was born December 4, 1925 in Willow Hill, IL, the son of Howard Rice and Esther McGovern Rice. He was a farmer and served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He was a...
Keith "Swanee" Griffin
Sep 8, 2011
Keith €œSwanee€ Griffin, 88, of rural Robinson, died at 10:05 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at his home. He was born July 1, 1923 in Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Delbert Lantz Griffin and Sarah Margaret Art Griffin. Keith worked as a dairy herdsman for Trimble Farms until he retired at age 75. He was a member of...
Garry "Bojack" Lee Meese
Sep 5, 2011
Garry €œBojack€ Lee Meese, 72, of rural Oblong, died at 5:43 a.m. on Monday, September 5, 2011 at his home. He was born August 3, 1939 in rural Oblong, the son of John Robert Meese, Jr. and Cora Inboden Meese. Garry served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and worked at Victor Dana for 32...
Shirley A. Liston
Sep 3, 2011
Shirley A. Liston, 73, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2011. She was born July 12, 1938 in Stoy, the daughter of Dale W. Miller and Geneva B. Ridlen Miller. She was a housekeeper and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She attended the Pilgrim Holiness Church.Shirley married Phillip Liston on December 3,...
Gregory Allen Bryant
Aug 28, 2011
Gregory Allen Bryant, 57 of St. Louis, MO, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Sunday, August 28, 2011 of an apparent heart attack. He had been visiting with his sister and brother-in-law, Linda and John Phillips, Palestine at the time. He was born July 25, 1954 in Topeka, KS, the son of Billy Bryant and Delores Butler...
Donald K. Wright
Aug 23, 2011
Donald K. Wright, 73, of Robinson, IL, died at 5:52 a.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at the Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born November 20, 1937 in Hardinville, IL, the son of Donald S. (Buck) Wright and Dorothy (Wilma) McCarty Wright. He retired from Marathon in 1995 after 26 years of service. He was a member...
Ward Eric Wells
Aug 22, 2011
Ward Eric Wells, 45 of West Union, IL, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday, August 22, 2011 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born March 4, 1966 in Terre Haute, IN, the son of Warren Dale Wells and Catherine Curran Wells. He was a farmer and was a member of the Terre Haute Federation of Musicians Local...
Charles W. Hawkins
Aug 20, 2011
Charles W. Hawkins, 75, of Robinson, IL died at 11:15 a.m. (E.S.T.) on August 20, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN after many months of failing health. He was born August 21, 1935 in Robinson, the son of Ira Hawkins and Velma Nash. He was a graduate of Robinson High School, a member of the class...
Glenda Sue Pool
Aug 20, 2011
Glenda Sue Pool, 69, of Robinson died on August 20, 2011 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. She was born January 20, 1942 in Noble, IL, the daughter of Adrian Clark and Mable Hasler Clark. She co-owned Pool€™s in Robinson with her husband, Stan from 1963-1988. She received her LPN in 1976 and, after working in several nursing...
Timothy Wayne Keesling
Aug 18, 2011
Timothy Wayne Keesling, 57 of Palestine, IL, passed away at 2:40 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2011 at his home. He was born July 24, 1954 in Anderson, IN, the son of Willard (Bill) & Carolyn Sue Keesling and Mary & Jack Hoffman. Tim was a veteran, serving his country in the U.S. Army. While he has been disabled for...
Rosalie Daugherty
Aug 15, 2011
Rosalie Daugherty, 77, of West Union, IL, died at 10:45 p.m. (E.S.T.) on August 15, 2011 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born January 26, 1934 in York Township, Clark County, IL, the daughter of Vance Bonesteel and Mary Ingle Bonesteel. She worked in production at TRW, Marshall, IL. She was a member of the West Union...
Jim R. Haenig
Aug 12, 2011
Jim R. Haenig, 37, of West Union died at 4:20 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2011 at his residence. He was born on April 2, 1974 in Terre Haute, IN, the son of Glen R. Haenig and Wendy Decker Haenig. He was a laborer with the Illinois Local Laborers Union.He married Amy Higginbotham on July 8, 2000 and she...
Ronzo "Ron" Moore
Aug 12, 2011
Ronzo €œRon€ Moore, 82, of Robinson, IL, died at 8:14 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born December 15, 1928 in Lizemore, West Virginia, the son of Enos & Myrtle Brown-Moore. Ron served his country by joining the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Tech Sgt. after 20 years of service. After...
Glen W Goodwin
Aug 10, 2011
Glen W. Goodwin, formerly of Bloomington, died August 10, 2011 at Heritage Manor in Bloomington, IL.Graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Illinois. Memorials may be directed to the family or CISAR no kill animal shelter.He was born February 9, 1925 in Palestine, Illinois the son of Ray and Mary Buser...
Irma A. Swope
Aug 10, 2011
Irma A. Swope age 88 passed away at Pleasant Meadows Christian Village in Chrisman, IL on the 10th of August, 2011. She was born January 7, 1923 in Bellair, IL, the daughter of Ethel (Freeland) Cramer and James Cramer. She was united in marriage to Rev. Lee Swope May 31, 1942. They were married for over 60 years. Irma...
L. Harnett Wright
Aug 8, 2011
Harnett L. Wright, 99, of West Union, IL died at 5:55 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Burnsides Community Health Center, Marshall, IL. He was born July 18, 1912 in rural West Union, IL, the son of Albert W. Wright and Ruth Piety Wright. He was a farmer and a member of the West Union Christian Church,...
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