Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Sherri Lee Lewis
Dec 18, 2007
Sherri Lee Lewis, 52, of Robinson, IL, died at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at her residence. She was born August 31, 1955 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Elsie Turner. She worked as a medical technician in Dallas, TX. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, Porterville, coached Special Olympics and worked with the mentally...
James Anthony Turner
Dec 15, 2007
Tony Turner, 50 of Palestine, IL, died at rural Lawrenceville, IL, Saturday, December 15, 2007 following an extended illness. He was born October 26, 1957 in Los Angles, CA, the son of James M. Turner and Mary Lou Stifle Turner. Tony had been a truck driver.He is survived by his father, Jim Turner, Robinson, formerly of Palestine and his...
Shirley A. Utterback
Dec 15, 2007
Shirley A. Utterback, 83 of rural Oblong, IL, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center after an extended illness. She was born January 11, 1924 in Robinson, the daughter of Earl Henry and Ruby Hunt Henry. She was a mother and housewife and had worked at the Case Pottery for 3 years; L.S. Heath and Sons...
Irma Jane Clements
Dec 14, 2007
Irma Jane Clements, 96 of Palestine, IL, formerly of Annapolis, died at 2:38 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2007 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson. She was born January 10, 1911 in Annapolis, the daughter of Otis S. Chapman and Allie Hill Chapman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Palestine Garden Club.She married Lorn C. ClementsMay...
W. Louise Hand
Dec 10, 2007
W. Louise Hand, 77 of rural Palestine, IL, died at 10:20 a.m. Monday, December 10, 2007 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, IL. She was born August 28, 1930 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Robert Batman and Flossie Rich Batman.She drove a school bus for Robinson Unit 2 and was Transportation Director for 28 years, retiring in...
Helen Lucile Stanfield
Dec 5, 2007
Helen Lucile Stanfield, 88, of Palestine, IL, died at 8:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. She was born February 12, 1919 in Turman Twp, Indiana, the daughter of Claud Campbell and Verna Anderson Campbell. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Palestine First Christian Church, Katherine Chapter Order of...
Thelma Lorene Murphy
Dec 2, 2007
Thelma Lorene Murphy, 94, of Robinson, IL, died at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong. She was born October 3, 1913 the daughter of Roscoe Fuson and Amanda Hall Fuson. She was a secretary and piano teacher. She and her husband, Luther operated the Parkway Market from 1947 to 1966. She was accomplished at...
Opal Alumbaugh Burkett
Dec 1, 2007
Opal Burkett, 103 of Palestine, died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday, December 01, 2007 at her home. She was born September 1, 1904 in Carlyle, IN, the daughter of Al Mathias and Mary Schwint. She was a homemaker and had been a waitress in a local restaurant. She was a member of the Palestine First Christian Church.She married Maurice Alumbaugh...
Richard Arnold Holley
Dec 1, 2007
Richard Arnold Holley, 87, of Palestine, IL, died at 8:00 p.m. (e.s.t.) at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN, Saturday, December 1, 2007. He was born June 28, 1920 in Empire, Walker County, AL, the son of Henry Holley and Beulah Stack Holley. He retired in 1982 from American Maize Co. which is now Cargill Worldwide. He was a member...
Carolyn Ann Moore
Nov 27, 2007
Carolyn Ann Moore, 68, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born December 17, 1939 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Raymond O. Wilson and Mary Louise Ziegler Wilson. She was a retail clerk in a drug store. She was a lifetime member of the Robinson...
Roy E. Cunningham
Nov 27, 2007
Roy E. Cunningham, 82, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 4:20 p.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. He was born March 4, 1925 in Annapolis, IL, the son of John Cunningham and Leona Hout Cunningham. He retired from the warehouse at Marathon. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He was...
Roy "Ken" Hayden
Nov 21, 2007
Roy 'Ken' Hayden, 79, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 in the Riverside Senior Care Center in Decatur, AL. He was born April 25, 1928 in Princeton, IN, the son of Jim Hayden and Margaret Brittingham Hayden. He was CEO of Trufax, Alert, Dorite, and Cre-O-Tox Pest Control Companies in Robinson and Paducah....
Joetta Jean Wiseman
Nov 21, 2007
Joetta Jean Wiseman, 63, of rural Flat Rock, died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at her residence. She was born October 27, 1944 in Linton, IN, the daughter of Howard and Imogene Williams. She was a homemaker and enjoyed painting, reading, and making crafts.She married Mervin Wiseman on January 16, 1970 and he survives. She is also...
George Neil Albin
Nov 7, 2007
George Neil Albin, 73, of Robinson, IL, passed on to Heaven to be with our Lord, on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. He was born July 25, 1934 in Seminole, OK, the son of George Albin and Goldie Hoke Albin. He served in the U. S. Army at Ft. Benning, GA in 1957. Neil was a dedicated employee at Marathon...
Nhan "Vicky" Nguyen
Oct 28, 2007
Nhan “Vicky” Nguyen, 18, of Robinson, IL died at 8:53 p.m. (E. S. T.) Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born March 16, 1989 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam the daughter of Giang Thanh Nguyen and Phuc “Mary” Nguyen. She was a student at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson. She graduated from Robinson...
Lawrence "Gas Can Paddy" Meierhoff
Oct 28, 2007
Lawrence “Gas Can Paddy” Meierhoff, 90, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:10 a.m. Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born August 5, 1917, in Glenview, IL, the son of Erwin Meierhoff and Anna Alles Meierhoff.He served in the U. S. Army during WWII and then enlisted in the Coast Guard after his discharge from...
Elizabeth Dodd Liston
Oct 25, 2007
Elizabeth Dodd Liston, 85, of Robinson, died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Long Term Care Unit of Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born July 10, 1922 in Robinson, the daughter of Pearl White and Phoebe McIntosh White. She was a homemaker. She attended Highland Church of Christ.She married Donald Emerson Liston on December 25,...
Jack Virgil Hoffman
Oct 22, 2007
Jack Virgil Hoffman, 76, of Grove, Oklahoma, formerly of Crawford County, IL, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Grove Hospital, Grove, OK. He was born October 5, 1931 in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Virgil Hoffman and Veronica Bashaw Hoffman.He graduated from high school and college in Fullerton, CA. He served in the U. S. Air Force for...
Mary A. Crampton
Oct 22, 2007
Mary A. Crampton, 88, of Robinson, IL, died at 1:40 a.m. Monday, October 22, 2007 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born December 29, 1918 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Isaac Abram Bennett and Lydia Eliza Hacking Bennett. She was a secretary at the WPA office. She attended the Robinson Free Methodist Church and was a member...
Harold Eugene Weger
Oct 21, 2007
Harold Eugene Weger, 45, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:09 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2007 at Crawford Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart condition. He was born September 15, 1962 the son of Willard O. Weger and Ruth I. Weger. He graduated from Robinson High School in 1980. He worked in production at E. H. Baare Corp. for 16...