Obituaries

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

Betsy Jo Mccammon

Betsy Jo Mccammon

Nov 9, 2008

Betsy Jo McCammon, 59 of Robinson, IL, died at 4:58 a.m. Sunday, November 9, 2008 at her family’s farm, rural Robinson after an extended illness. She was born June 18, 1949 in Olney, IL the daughter of William G. Webber and Jean Haynie Webber.She attended Eastern Illinois University where she obtained her Bachelor’s in Education and a Masters in...

Benny R. French

Benny R. French

Nov 5, 2008

Benny R. French, 77, of West Union, IL, died at 3:48 p.m. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born February 26, 1931 in Effingham, IL, the son of Rufus French and Sarah Beaver French. He was owner/operator of French Sanitation for 45 years. He married Judith L. Grupe April 27, 1983 and...

Vivian Lenore Miller

Vivian Lenore Miller

Nov 1, 2008

Vivian Lenore Miller, 81 of rural Annapolis, IL, died at 3:34 p.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Emergency Room of Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born August 29, 1927 in Melrose Township, Clark County, IL, the daughter of Henry Evans andZola Nidey Evans.She was a homemaker, a member of the Home Extension, and a member of...

Harry "Brick" Montgomery

Harry "Brick" Montgomery

Oct 30, 2008

Harry B. 'Brick' Montgomery, 91, of Flat Rock, IL, died at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, October 30, 2008 at United Methodist Village North Campus, Lawrenceville, IL. He was born December 18, 1916 in rural Flat Rock, the son of Harry Montgomery and Alice Pinkstaff Montgomery. He served on the Flat Rock Fire Department for 46 years, was employed by the...

Maynard C. Knight

Maynard C. Knight

Oct 22, 2008

Maynard C. Knight, 75 of Robinson, IL, died at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born May 13, 1933 in Arthur , IL , the son of Leonard 'Dick' Knight and Dorothy Badger Knight. Maynard worked 37 years for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. in Brighton, CO., retiring in 1988. He then returned...

W. Wayne Mcdaniel

W. Wayne Mcdaniel

Oct 16, 2008

Wayne McDaniel, 82 of rural Palestine, IL, died at 3:10 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Emergency Room of Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born August 28, 1926 in rural Palestine, the son of Valmore 'Holey' McDaniel and Nellie McCorkle McDaniel.Wayne was a heavy equipment operator, a member of the Operating Engineer’s Local #841; a member...

Margie H. Johnson

Margie H. Johnson

Oct 15, 2008

Margie H. Johnson, 85 of Robinson, IL, died at 4:08 a.m., Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born June 25, 1923 in Pine Ridge , KY , the daughter of Noah Creech and Elnora Creech. She was a homemaker and a member of the V. F. W. Post #4549 Ladies Auxiliary. She married...

Harry Eugene Beauchamp

Harry Eugene Beauchamp

Oct 9, 2008

Harry Eugene Beauchamp, age 67 of Robinson, IL, died October 9, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center. He was born March 31, 1941 in Honey Creek Township, IL to John and Stella (Uhl) Beauchamp. He attended the Pilgrim Holiness Church, rural Palestine and enjoyed having coffee with his friends at the Triple T Restaurant in Robinson.Harry married Norma Tedford...

Marcella Joan Hussey

Marcella Joan Hussey

Oct 5, 2008

Marcella Joan Hussey, 74 of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2008 at her home after an extended illness. She was born May 11, 1934 in Flat Rock, the daughter of Robert L. Miller and Annabelle Taylor Miller.She was an Examiner for the State of Illinois License Branch for 17 years, retiring in the...

Kevin J. Brenton

Kevin J. Brenton

Oct 4, 2008

Kevin J. Brenton, 50 of Bicknell, IN, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 8:12 e. s. t., Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born April 17, 1958 in Vincennes, the son of James W. and Bobbi Jo Miller Brenton. He graduated from Lawrenceville High School and worked as a laborer in the...

Roy Dewayne Norton

Roy Dewayne Norton

Oct 3, 2008

Roy Dewayne Norton, 70 of rural Robinson, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born July 8, 1938 in Palestine, the son of Emery Roger Norton and Alice Madge Fox Norton. Roy was a fireman for the Robinson Fire Department for 34 years, retiring in 2000. He had attended the First Christian Church...

Dale Callaway

Dale Callaway

Sep 26, 2008

Dale Callaway, 80 of Robinson, IL, died at the Danville Veteran’s Hospital in Danville, IL, Friday evening, September 26, 2008 after an extended illness. He was born December 1, 1927 in Charleston, IL, the son of Sylvan Callaway and Edna McNamer Callaway.Dale served in the U. S. Army as a Staff Sergeant in supply in both the Korean and...

Larry W. King

Larry W. King

Sep 25, 2008

Larry W. King, 66, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:38 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the Select Specialty Hospital, Evansville, IN. He was born October 23, 1941 in Robinson, IL the son of Harold King and Margaret Lawhead King. He was owner of Larry’s Barber Shop in Olney, IL for over 20 years and following that he was...

Gaylord N. Maxwell

Gaylord N. Maxwell

Sep 20, 2008

Gaylord Nelson Maxwell, 83, of Hayden, ID, died at 2:09 p.m., Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d’Alene, ID. He was born August 16, 1925 in Robinson, the son of Reid and Mary (Berry) Maxwell. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. In his professional career, he was a gifted teacher, writer and...

Maude Evelyn Martin

Maude Evelyn Martin

Sep 4, 2008

Maude Evelyn Martin, 92 of Marshall, IL, died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 04, 2008 at Burnside Nursing Center in Marshall. She was born January 31, 1916 in Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Carl Don Ellinger and Hazel Ressa McCracken Ellinger. She was a homemaker and a member of the Armstrong United Methodist Church in Clark County, IL.She...

Lloyd E. Wampler

Lloyd E. Wampler

Sep 3, 2008

Lloyd E. Wampler, 86, of Robinson, IL, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at his daughter’s residence. He was born February 16, 1922 at the Homestead, Montgomery Township, Crawford County, IL, the son of Leonard Leslie Wampler and Elva Nancy Leathers Wampler. He was a Journeyman Steamfitter. He served in the U. S. Army in the Pacific...

James M. Hill

James M. Hill

Aug 31, 2008

James M. Hill, owner of Jim Hill Realtors, Robinson, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 12:08 p.m. at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born September 8, 1929 in Robinson, the son of Marlin Bryan Hill and Fanchion Lingafelter Hill. He was installed in 1986 as district 8 vice president of the 24,000 member Illinois Association of Realtors....

Hubert L. Treadway

Hubert L. Treadway

Aug 31, 2008

Hubert L. Treadway, 77, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:53 a.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 21, 1931 in West York, IL, the son of Samuel Treadway and Doris Hand Treadway. He was a brick mason and worked at a body shop in Marshall, IL. He served on the Bradbury Cemetery Board.He is...

Alice Marie Watts

Alice Marie Watts

Aug 31, 2008

Alice Marie Watts, 87 of Robinson, IL, died around 10:00 a.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. She was born October 17, 1920 in Hutsonville, IL, the daughter of Lyman L. Lowe and Rachel E. Taylor Lowe. She graduated from Hutsonville High School in the class of 1938, was a member of the Porterville...

Pauline Edith Richards

Pauline Edith Richards

Aug 29, 2008

Pauline Edith Richards, 91, of Palestine, IL, died at 4:10 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2008 at her residence. She was born July 6, 1917 in Heathsville, IL, the daughter Roy Pierson and Nora Higgins Pierson. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Canaan Primitive Baptist Church, rural Flat Rock. She was active in the Palestine Food...