Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Vera L. Weger
Apr 29, 2008
Vera L. Weger, 86 of Robinson, died at Crest View Nursing Center in Vincennes, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 5:57 a.m. (e.s.t.). She was born September 23, 1921 in Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Dewitt Tedford and Goldie Meeks Tedford. She was a homemaker and attended the South Union Church and Dayspring Church.She married Guy E. Weger June...
Carolyn Sue Lipe
Apr 29, 2008
Carolyn Sue Haught Lipe, 63, of Newton, IL., died at 1:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. She was born July 28, 1944 in Olney, IL, the daughter of Forrest Francis Long and Rosemary E. Greenwood Long. She was a homemaker and a past member of the Palestine Jr. Women’s Club, Palestine,...
Velma Marie Shipman
Apr 29, 2008
Velma Marie Shipman, 93, of Robinson, IL, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born October 11, 1914 in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, IL, the daughter of John Michael Kelly and Emma Love Kelly. She was a homemaker.She married Ray Shipman May 22, 1937 and he preceded her in death...
Floyd Louis Franklin
Apr 22, 2008
Floyd Louis Franklin, 73, of Fort White, FL, formerly of Robinson, IL, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the Haven Hospice, Lake City, FL. He was born January 13, 1935 in Bristow, OK, the son of Loyd Franklin and Hazel Peterson Franklin. He served in the U. S. Marines during the Korean War and was a member of the...
Allan Douglas Heath
Apr 19, 2008
Longtime Robinson, Illinois resident and prominent business leader, 69-year-old, Allan Douglas Heath, passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona April 19. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Heath was the Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of L. S. Heath and Sons (Heath Candy Company). As was the practice of the Heath family, he learned the business from the ground up, initiating...
Faye "Babb" Loughery
Apr 19, 2008
Faye 'Babb' Loughery, 82 of Homewood, IL, formerly of Crawford County, IL, died at 12:36 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Manor Care Nursing Center in Homewood, IL. She was born December 24, 1925 in Palestine, the daughter of Ralph Babb and Nell Clark Babb. She was an employee of the Crawford County Clerk’s office for several years,...
Lester Eugene Durbin
Apr 14, 2008
Lester Eugene Durbin, 71 of Palestine, died at 9:58 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson. He was born February 1, 1937 in Atlanta, IL, the son of Casious M. Durbin and Eva Laura Kindred Durbin. He worked in construction, served in the U. S. Marines in Japan, and was a Life Member of...
John F. Mckeighan
Apr 10, 2008
John F. McKeighan, 86 of rural Robinson, IL, died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born January 6, 1922 in Lawrenceville, the son of Jesse Walker McKeighan and Crystal Ruth Belcher McKeighan. He retired from Marathon Oil Co. in 1980 after over 30 years of service. He and his son,...
Gene Allen Beard, Sr.
Apr 10, 2008
Gene Allen Beard, Sr., 77 of Robinson, IL, died at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL at 4:32 a.m., Thursday, April 10, 2008. He was born June 30, 1930 in Robinson, the son of Charles A. Beard and Dessa Zinnia O’Dell Beard. He was a retired pipefitter and owned and operated the Jo Dawn Motel in Robinson for 25...
Shirley Ann Reed
Apr 10, 2008
Shirley Ann Reed, 72 of Robinson, IL, died at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN at 6:04 p.m. (e. s. t.) Thursday, April 10, 2008. She was born August 29, 1935 in rural Annapolis, IL, the daughter of Orley D. Goodwin and Juanita Malone Goodwin. She was a homemaker and a member and Sunday School teacher at the Dayspring...
Claudine Sparks-Whetstone
Apr 8, 2008
Claudine Mae Sparks-Whetsone, 89 of Russellville, KY, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville. She was born August 23, 1918 in rural Palestine, the daughter of Claude Nethery and Maude Floyd Nethery. She was a homemaker, a member of the Russelville, Kentucky Temple 1st United Methodist Church...
Charles William Cox
Apr 8, 2008
Charles William Cox, 84 of Robinson, IL, died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born March 18, 1924 in Hollywood, TN, the son of Charles D. Cox and Mary Ellen Henderson Cox. Charles was a security guard with Stewart Security in Robinson. He served in the U. S. Navy in...
Patricia Carrie Cox
Apr 8, 2008
Patricia 'Patty' Cox, 42, of Robinson, died at home on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. She was born February 1, 1966 at Scott Air Force Base, the daughter of Ernest A. Cox and Fumiyo Higashi Cox. Patty was an avid reader and collected bears. She worked at the Lawrence Crawford Association for Exceptional Citizens from 1985 to...
Almeda L. Mcdaniel
Apr 5, 2008
Almeda L. McDaniel, 91 of Palestine, IL, died at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 05, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born February 3, 1917 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Harry W. Miner and Gladys Brush Miner. She was a homemaker and a member of the Palestine First Christian Church.She married Carroll C. McDaniel on January...
Pete Weger
Apr 3, 2008
Willard O. 'Pete' Weger, 88 of rural Robinson, IL, died at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, April 03, 2008 at the extended care unit of Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born March 6, 1920 in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, IL, the son of Elmer Weger and Zelma A. Goff Weger.Pete married Ruth I. Weger on July 14, 1943...
Judy Chapman
Apr 1, 2008
Judy Chapman, 68, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Robinson, IL, died April 1, 2008 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born Judith Ann Randolph on May 7, 1939 in Olney, IL, the daughter of Kyle Randolph and Dora Shonk Randolph. She was a Branch Office Administrator for Edward Jones in Robinson for several years. She was...
Virgie M. Smith
Mar 29, 2008
Virgie M. Smith, 93, Robinson, IL died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center. She was born December 16, 1914 in Rush Tower, MO, the daughter of Edward C. McDonald and Maude B. Gibson McDonald. She had worked for Robinson Electronics for many years and retired in 1967. She was a member of Prior...
Max Edwin Conrad
Mar 16, 2008
Max E. Conrad, 89 of Robinson, IL, formerly of Mason City, IL, died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born May 2, 1918 in Hutsonville, IL, the son of Ed Conrad and Pearl McCoy Conrad. Max was Postmaster at Hutsonville for several years. He was a funeral director and graduated from...
Donald "Doc" Inboden
Mar 13, 2008
Donald K. 'Doc' Inboden, 75, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:55 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at his residence. He was born August 1, 1932 in Robinson, IL, the son of Clifford Inboden, Sr. and Mary D. Rich Inboden. His freshman year he attended and played football for Old Miss and then transferred to EIU and played football there....
Arlington "Lowell" Parrott
Mar 12, 2008
Arlington 'Lowell' Parrott, 83, Robinson, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit. He was born February 16, 1925 in Robinson, IL, the son of Arlington 'Arley' Parrott and Elsie 'Ola' Inboden Parrott.He was an electrician for Marathon Oil Company for 37 years. Lowell was a World War II veteran, serving...
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