Obituaries

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

Donald W. Illyes

Donald W. Illyes

Oct 20, 2010

Donald W. Illyes, 51, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 10:05 a.m. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. He was born March 29, 1959 in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of Gerald W. Illyes and Norma Jean Crouch Illyes. Don was a farmer. He was a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic...

Beverly A. Fritchie

Beverly A. Fritchie

Oct 19, 2010

Beverly Fritchie, 64, of Palestine, IL, died at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at St. Mary€™s Hospital, Evansville, IN. She was born July 13, 1946 in LaMotte Township, Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Carl White and Ruth Baker White. She was a cashier at Wal-Mart for 24 years and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Beverly married...

Shirley Ann Crawford

Shirley Ann Crawford

Oct 16, 2010

Shirley Ann Crawford, 74, of Robinson, formerly of West Union, died at 2:13 p.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the home of her sister in rural Robinson. She was born March 23, 1936 in Bridgeport, IL, the daughter of Cecil Blackwell and Printhe Shipley Blackwell. She was employed for 10 years at Crawford Electronics and 27 years at...

Jean Prust Cooney

Jean Prust Cooney

Oct 16, 2010

Jean Prust Cooney of Western Springs, Illinois passed away on the morning of October 16, 2010, in her home at the age of ninety-two. Born in rural West Union on January 16, 1918, she was the only child of Milo (1982) and Lenore Prust (1987). She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 44 years, John...

Kenneth Lee Skaggs,  Sr.

Kenneth Lee Skaggs, Sr.

Oct 14, 2010

Kenneth Lee Skaggs, Sr., 65, of Robinson died at 10:58 a.m. on October 14, 2010 at his residence. He was born on March 20, 1945, the son of Carl Skaggs and Stella Elizabeth Tucker Skaggs. Kenneth worked for Marathon for 37 years as a welder and was a member of the Robinson Masonic Lodge #250 and the Robinson Elks...

Terri Kay Weger

Terri Kay Weger

Oct 10, 2010

Terrica €œTerri€ Kay Weger, 47 of rural Sumner, IL, died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was born October 29, 1962 in France, the daughter of Stephen A. Weger and Anita Kay Ramsey Weger. Terri is survived by her father, Stephen Weger, Jacksonville, AR; her daughter, Kai Lynn Newman, Nashville, TN;...

Stephen Daugherty

Stephen Daugherty

Oct 9, 2010

Stephen Daugherty, 45, of West Union, went to be home with his Lord and Savior at 11:19 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, IL. He was born on August 31, 1965 in Sullivan, IN, the son of Paul Eugene Daugherty and Patricia Crouch Daugherty. He was an ironworker and a member of...

Richard "Rick" Poorman

Richard "Rick" Poorman

Oct 9, 2010

Richard €œRick€ Poorman, 52, of West Union, died on Saturday, October 9, 2010. He was born November 14, 1957 in Sullivan, IN, the son of Dale M. Poorman and Carolyn R. Gurley Poorman. Rick was a paramedic for the Robinson, West Union and Lawrenceville areas and taught paramedics through Frontier College. He was a past district manager for Ferrellgas...

Patricia Helen Hotsenpiller

Patricia Helen Hotsenpiller

Oct 9, 2010

Patricia Helen Hotsenpiller, 85, of Flat Rock, IL, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010. She was born July 14, 1925 in Flat Rock, the daughter of Ralph and Erma (Weger) Miller. She was a homemaker and a member of the Flat Rock Christian Church.In 1946 she married Byron James Matthews who preceded her in death in 1954. She married...

Deloris Virginia Wooten

Deloris Virginia Wooten

Oct 5, 2010

Deloris Virginia Wooten, 95, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL. She was born August 24, 1915 in Oblong, IL, the daughter of Hershel Neeley and Ida Dressback Neeley. She was a homemaker, a member of the Grace United Methodist Church and the Grace Methodist Quilting Club.Deloris married...

June Stoner

June Stoner

Oct 1, 2010

June Stoner, 92 of rural Palestine, IL, died at 9:00 p.m. Friday, October 01, 2010 at her home after an extended illness. She was born on June 2, 1918 in Palestine, the daughter of William Potter and Effie Frances Renchen Potter. She was a homemaker and was an active quilter who supported Project Linus. June was a member of...

Freda M Kelley

Freda M Kelley

Sep 27, 2010

Freda M. Kelley, 66, of West Union died at 1:20 p.m. on September 27, 2010 at her home. She was born November 4, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Arthur A. Pinkston and Margaret Ann White. She co-owned and operated the R & F Caf in West Union for 4 years before working for Lincoln Trail College...

Hazel Mae Wright

Hazel Mae Wright

Sep 26, 2010

HAZEL MAE €œSCOTT€ WRIGHTHazel Mae Wright, 95, formerly of West Union, IL, passed away at 8:37 a.m. Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Burnside Nursing Home in Marshall, IL. She was born in Walnut Prairie, (Clark County IL) on May 4, 1915, the daughter of Roy Scott and Myrtle (Coldren) Scott.She married Harnett Wright on July 28, 1934 and he...

Carol Sue Maddox

Carol Sue Maddox

Sep 21, 2010

Carol Sue Maddox, 79, of Palestine died at 9:05 a.m. on September 21, 2010. She was born on November 3, 1930 in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Charles Price and Fern Brashear Price. She graduated from Indiana State University in 1967 with a Bachelor€™s Degree in Education. Eight years later, in 1975, she received her Master€™s Degree in Education...

Jennifer Diana Rardin

Jennifer Diana Rardin

Sep 20, 2010

Jennifer D. Rardin, 45, of Robinson died at 10:59 a.m. on September 20, 2010. She was born April 28, 1965, the daughter of James Pringle and Carol Ryan-Pringle. Jennifer was a graduate of Casey High School and received her Bachelor€™s Degree in Literature from Eastern Illinois University. She was an author and had penned eight books over the course...

Helen Marie Miller

Helen Marie Miller

Sep 17, 2010

Helen Marie Miller, 63, of rural Flat Rock, died at 9:29 a.m. on Friday, September 17th at her home. She was born June 16, 1947, in Montgomery Township, IL, the daughter of Perry Andrew Brown and Helen Neer Brown. She was a homemaker and also worked at IGA for ten years and was a manager ten years at Kentucky...

Mildred L Parrott

Mildred L Parrott

Sep 15, 2010

Mildred L. Parrott, 101, of Robinson, IL, formerly of Mattoon, IL died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Crawford County Convalescent Center, Robinson, IL. She was born January 18, 1909 in Wells County, IN, the daughter of Clyde Deaver and Minnie Jefferies Deaver. She worked in an office at a cleaners. She was a member of...

James W. Brenton

James W. Brenton

Sep 14, 2010

James W. Brenton, 73, of Palestine, IL, died at 7:05 a.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at New Willow Manor, Vincennes, IN. He was born February 8, 1937 in Palestine, IL, the son of Cecil Brenton and Pauline Bledsoe Brenton. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1955-1958. He worked as a laborer for Morris Construction Co....

Glen A. White

Glen A. White

Sep 12, 2010

Glen A. White, 80, of Robinson, died on September 12, 2010 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. He was born on February 14, 1930 in Robinson, the son of Nolan White and Cordelia Mardis White. Glen worked in maintenance at the Marathon Oil Refinery for over 30 years. He was a member of the Highland Church of Christ...

Vera P. Tuttle

Vera P. Tuttle

Sep 11, 2010

Vera P. Tuttle, 89 of Robinson, IL, died at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson at 6:20 a.m. Saturday, September 11, 2010. She was born April 26, 1921 in Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Harmon and Mamie Reinoehl Montgomery. She worked for L. S. Heath and Sons in candy production for 23 years, retiring in 1967. She also was...