Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Bessie Alice Mccormick
Jul 11, 2009
Bessie Alice McCormick, 89 of Robinson, IL, died at her home on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 6:30 a.m. She was born July 20, 1919 in Oblong Township, the daughter of Henry Tracy and Tura Wiseman Tracy. She was a homemaker and had worked for over 10 years at Dorsey’s Nursery in Robinson. She was a member of the...
Max E. Chiddix
Jul 9, 2009
Max E. Chiddix, who was born near Palestine, IL, in 1918 to John C. Chiddix and Lucille Edgington Chiddix, died April 27, 2009 in Walnut Creek, California. Both of his parents had deep roots in Crawford County. At age 4, Max and his parents moved to Normal, IL, when his father took a high school teaching position there. Max...
Jane M. Jurcin
Jul 8, 2009
Jane M. Jurcin, 89, of West Union, IL, died at 8:14 p.m. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born September 16, 1919 in York Township, IL, the daughter of Frank E. “Bud” Snyder and Cuerrena M. Marvin Snyder. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, West Union,...
Billy Ray Tompkins
Jul 1, 2009
Billy Ray Tompkins, 53, Palestine, IL, died at 5:24 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at his residence. He was born August 4, 1955 in Macon, GA, the son of Robert Lamar Tompkins and Mable V. Anderson. He worked for Briggs Manufacturing Co. until its closing. He was a member of the Amvets Post #33. He married Jill C. Webb...
James N. Hays
Jun 28, 2009
James N. “Jim” Hays, 78, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 4:00 a.m. Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Casey Health Care Center, Casey, IL. He was born November 12, 1930 in Hastings Hill, W. V., the son of Leonard Hays and Carrie Martin Hays. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Jim was a laborer...
Bill Watson
Jun 26, 2009
Bill Watson, 66, of Palestine, IL, died at 3:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) Friday, June 26, 2009 at the IU Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN. He was born February 14, 1943 in Robinson, IL, the son of Roger L. Watson and Bertha Hazel McCormick Watson. Bill was a farmer. He was a member of the National Rifle Association, Crawford County Farm Bureau,...
Amy Sue Sisil
Jun 23, 2009
Amy Sue Myers Sisil, 34, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at her brother’s residence. She was born May 12, 1975 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Rex Dale Myers and Janet Lynn Meeks Myers. She was a homemaker.Amy was preceded in death by her parents; and 1 brother, Stephen Myers.She married...
Bobby Wesley Armstrong
Jun 22, 2009
Bobby Wesley Armstrong, 79 of Mt. Airy, Maryland, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at the Dove House, Carroll County Hospital in Westminster, Maryland, at 4:00 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2009. He was born September 21, 1929 in Newton County, IN, the son of Henry Armstrong and Catherine Inmon Armstrong. He was a brakeman on the railroad and retired from...
Versa Opal Gullett
Jun 22, 2009
Versa Opal Gullett, 103, of Palestine, IL, died at 12:57 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Convalescent Center, Robinson, IL. She was born August 25, 1905 in Prairie Township, Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Harvey J. Abbott and Mary E. Thompson Abbott. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and attended the...
Freeda C. Taylor
Jun 19, 2009
Freeda Cline Taylor, age 96, formerly of Palestine, Illinois, died shortly before noon on June 19, 2009 at Southfield Village Extended Care in South Bend, IN near her three daughters. She was born November 14, 1912 in an adobe-sod house near Shattuck, OK. She was the third child of Winfield Jacob Cline and Emma Grace Warner, Oklahoma pioneers. She...
Rita G. Hughes
Jun 18, 2009
Rita Genevieve Hughes, 88 of Palestine, IL, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson, IL. She was born June 27, 1920 in rural Adams County, IL, the daughter of Elmer C. Smith and Anna R. Schmidt Smith. Rita grew up in Adams County, IL, graduating from Clayton High School in 1939....
John David Osborn
Jun 18, 2009
David Osborn, 68, of LaPorte, IN, died at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Asta Care Center, Bloomington, IL. He was born September 18, 1940 in Oblong Township, IL, the son of John D. Osborn and Vivian Benjamin. He is survived by 3 brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack and Nancy Osborn, Robinson, Jim and Thelma Osborn, LaPorte, IN, Estel...
Kathlyn L. Mann
Jun 15, 2009
Kathlyn L. Mann, 76, of Robinson, IL, died at 11:38 a.m. (E.S.T.) Monday, June 15, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. She was born May 12, 1933 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Harry H. Stewart and Minnie L. Culter Stewart. She was a secretary for the Community Unit #2 Superintendent and retired December 1989. She was a...
Steven T. York
Jun 15, 2009
Steven T. York, 66, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:38 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009 at his residence. He was born August 19, 1942 in Ocean Lake, OR, the son of Paul E. York and Mary Louise Howard York. He was a preacher.He married Lois Eileen York and she preceded him in death on June 21, 2003. He was...
Andrew J. Stephens
Jun 13, 2009
Andrew J. [Andy] Stephens, 33 of Olney, formerly of Palestine, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 6:05 p.m. Cause of death is pending autopsy results. He was born January 22, 1976 in Vincennes, IN, the son of Warren L. Stephens and Phyllis K. Metheny Stephens. He worked at Custom Grain, Claremont, IL. He was...
Sherry Lynn Miller
Jun 13, 2009
Sherry Lynn Miller, 58, of Robinson died at 6:06 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson of a possible stroke. She was born March 15, 1951 in Palestine the daughter of Lawrence and Neva Lewis McIntosh. She worked at Crawford Electronics from 1969 until they closed and at Judy’s Caf, Robinson. She was a former...
Thomas C. Brashear
Jun 13, 2009
Thomas C. Brashear, 87 of Flat Rock, died at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the United Methodist Village, Lawrenceville. He was born January 9, 1922 in Palestine, the son of Graydon Garrard Brashear and Goldie Ruth Climer Brashear. He graduated from High School in 1940, was a member of the Oblong American Legion, and was a...
Tony Neal Moss
Jun 10, 2009
Tony Neal Moss, 52 of Robinson, IL, died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his home of an apparent heart condition. He was born October 19, 1956 in Tennessee, the son of Nelson E. Moss and Phynes J. Gann Moss. He was a “Set Up” welder for 17 years at E. H. Baare Co. in Robinson. He...
Katherine E. Poland
Jun 6, 2009
Katherine E. Poland, 93 of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Robinson, IL, died at 7:38 a.m. June 6, 2009 at Burgin Manor in Olney, IL. She was born May 1, 1916 in Birds, Lawrence County, IL, the daughter of Fred Schoffstall and Molly Davis Schoffstall. She had worked as a clerk in her family grocery, Poland’s Grocery, in Robinson...
Gary R. Benedetti
Jun 5, 2009
Gary R. Benedetti, 62 of Hutsonville, IL, died Friday, June 5, 2009 at 2:27 p.m. (E.S.T) at Regional Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. of acute pneumonia. He was born September 9, 1946 in San Francisco, CA, the son of Remo Benedetti and Annabelle Allen Benedetti. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the U. S. Navy. He was a member...
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