Obituaries

Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois

Rosalie Ellen Coleman-Beauchamp

Rosalie Ellen Coleman-Beauchamp

Dec 3, 2010

Rosalie Ellen Coleman-Beauchamp, 63, of Robinson, IL died at 8:55 a.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center. She was born August 4, 1947, in Casey, IL, the daughter of Leland €œMax€ Coleman and Mildred Matheny Coleman. She was a homemaker.She is survived by her parents, Max and Mildred Coleman, Hazel Dell; her husband, Larry...

Charlie Rose Hughes

Charlie Rose Hughes

Dec 1, 2010

Charlie Rose Hughes, 14 days old, of Robinson, IL, died at 11:30 p.m., E.S.T., Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. She is the daughter of Clinton Andrew Finke III, Effingham, IL and Shelby Rae Hughes, Robinson, IL. She is also survived by her maternal grandmother, Deborah Harper, Robinson; maternal grandfather, Barry Hughes, Terre Haute, IN;...

Richard M. Van Doel

Richard M. Van Doel

Nov 30, 2010

Richard M. Van Doel, 77, of Palestine, IL died at 8:35 a.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born May 14, 1933 in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Richard Henry Van Doel and Edna Peterson Van Doel. He served in the U. S. Army in Iceland. He worked 28 years...

Mary Evelyn Harden

Mary Evelyn Harden

Nov 27, 2010

Mary Evelyn Harden, 53 of Robinson, IL, died at 4:18 p.m., Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. She was born November 10, 1957 in Rosiclare, IL, the daughter of William €œHarold€ Harden and Shirley Rieke Harden Glickauf. Mary was a resident of Cila Home in Robinson and had been employed at the Lawrence-Crawford Association...

Wayne C. Peterson

Wayne C. Peterson

Nov 24, 2010

Wayne C. Peterson, 65 of Robinson, IL died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at his residence. He was born March 4, 1945 in Robinson, IL, the son of John C. Peterson and Dorothy Swope Peterson. He worked for the Case Pottery and was a member of the Men€™s Auxiliary of the Robinson V. F. W. Post #4549.He...

Wilma Mae Alumbaugh

Wilma Mae Alumbaugh

Nov 21, 2010

Wilma Mae Alumbaugh, 88, of Palestine died at 3:45 a.m. on November 21, 2010 at her home. She was born September 12, 1922 in Heathsville, IL, the daughter of James Weaver Maddox and Amy Brashear Maddox. Wilma worked the family farm with her husband Gerald for years, and also worked for some time in production at L.S. Heath &...

Robert L Mcdaniel

Robert L Mcdaniel

Nov 14, 2010

Robert L. McDaniel, 81, of Robinson, IL, died at 12:17 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 2010 at his residence. He was born December 19, 1928 in Palestine, IL, the son of Chester McDaniel and Josephine Alberty McDaniel. He graduated from Palestine High School and he served in the U. S. Army. He worked on the Catalytic Cracking Unit at Marathon...

Mildred Heleine

Mildred Heleine

Nov 12, 2010

Mildred Velta Heleine, 98, of Burnside Nursing Home, Marshall, IL, died at 2:55 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2010 at the nursing home. She was born October 11, 1912 in Melrose Township, the second daughter of Fred Ledermann and Phebe Carpenter Ledermann. She married a young Darwin Farmer, Glen Heleine on march 26, 1937. Together they raised a family of...

Elaine Mary Renshaw

Elaine Mary Renshaw

Nov 12, 2010

Elaine Mary Renshaw, 78, of Robinson, died on November 12, 2010 at 8:06 p.m. (e.s.t.) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born on September 9, 1932 in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of Columbus Gidcumb and Wilma Melven Gidcumb. Elaine was co-owner and operator of the Robinson Dairy Queen with her husband, John since 1960. She...

Gene L Thompson

Gene L Thompson

Nov 10, 2010

Gene L. Thompson, 87, of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center, Robinson. He was born June 21, 1923 in Utica, KY, the son of Emmett Thompson and Clara Myrtle Morris Thompson. Gene served in the U. S. Army during WWII and he sold veterinary supplies. He was a former member of the...

Ralph Edward Moore

Ralph Edward Moore

Nov 4, 2010

Ralph Edward Moore, 62 of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 7:43 p.m. Thursday, November 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born June 15, 1948 in Robinson, IL, the son of Gussie Moore and Mildred Powden Moore. He worked construction with Labor Local #1197 of McLeansboro, IL. He served in the U. S. Army as a Military Policeman...

James David Littlejohn

James David Littlejohn

Nov 4, 2010

James David Littlejohn, 70, of Hutsonville, IL, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, November 4, 2010. He was born April 7, 1940 in Noble, the son of Theodore and Cora Melton Littlejohn. James was a former Marine, a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1958 to 1964. He was a member of the Robinson V.F.W. Post #4549 and the...

Charles Lee Newell

Charles Lee Newell

Nov 1, 2010

Charles Lee Newell, 69, of Robinson died at 12:20 a.m. on November 1, 2010 at Crawford Memorial Hospital. He was born September 7, 1941 in Robinson, the son of Edna Hale and stepson of Dale Hale. He worked for the Robinson Street Department for 22 years and for Bi Petro Chemical for 10 years, and with the Crawford County...

Inez Marie Mann

Inez Marie Mann

Nov 1, 2010

Inez Marie Clements Mann, 81, formerly of Robinson, IL, died at 8:15 p.m. (E.S.T.) Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Meadows Manor East, Terre Haute, IN. She was born October 20, 1929 in Robinson, Illinois the daughter of Wardie O. Clements and Ethel Utterback Clements. Inez graduated from Robinson High School in 1946. She was an operator at General...

Byrl L. Wesner

Byrl L. Wesner

Oct 28, 2010

Byrl L. Wesner, 72, of Russellville, died at 6:53 p.m. on October 28, 2010 at his residence. He was born October 11, 1938 in Flat Rock, the son of Vern Wesner and Christine Utt Wesner. Byrl served in the U. S. Army in Germany. He retired from L. S. Heath as a cook in 1991 after 27 years of...

Richard Ora Mann

Richard Ora Mann

Oct 27, 2010

Richard Ora Mann, 81, of Robinson died at 11:40 a.m. on October 27, 2010 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center. He was born on November 9, 1928 in Robinson, the son of Clarence Everett Mann and Ethel Gladys Sleeth Mann. Richard was an insurance adjuster, working for over 35 years in the insurance business and managed his family farm.He...

Ruth Jane Barrick

Ruth Jane Barrick

Oct 26, 2010

Ruth Jane Barrick, 87, of Palestine, IL, died at 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at her residence. She was born May 30, 1923 in Hutsonville, IL, the daugher of John O. Goff and Lula Sluder Goff. She worked at the Case Pottery and retired from Hershey after over 20 years of service. She was a member of the...

Beulah E. Smith

Beulah E. Smith

Oct 24, 2010

Beulah E. Smith, 92, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Robinson, Il, entered Heaven Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Mckendree Village Health Care, Nashville, TN where she had resided the last 6 months. She was born January 12, 1918 in central Illinois, the daughter of Hollie and Lena Gebert Shook. She and her family moved to Robinson, IL in...

Iris Dispennett Claxton

Iris Dispennett Claxton

Oct 23, 2010

Iris DisPennett Claxton, 78 of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 2:05 a.m. (e.s.t.) Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. She was born November 15, 1931 in rural Kentucky, the daughter of Vernon Foster and Bertha Kelly Foster. She was a homemaker and a CNA at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL for 14 years,...

Sue Jane Bertram

Sue Jane Bertram

Oct 22, 2010

Sue Jane Bertram, 75, of Robinson died at 1:06 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2010. She was born on February 2, 1935 in White Hall, IL, the daughter of Chester Castleberry and Florence J. Smith Castleberry. Sue was a homemaker and a member of the Robinson 1st Methodist Church, the Quail Creek Country Club and the Robinson American Legion...