Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Larry L. Ramsey
Dec 17, 2008
Larry L. Ramsey, 73, of Olney, IL, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Richland Care and Rehab Center, Olney, IL. He was born November 14, 1935 in Palestine, IL, the son of Dale Ramsey and Francis Donahue Ramsey. He retired from the U. S. Navy in September of 1977 after 20 years...
Edytha Pearl Drummond Roberts
Dec 14, 2008
Edytha Pearl Drummond Roberts, 84, West Union, IL, died at 6:25 a.m. E.S.T., Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born April 26, 1924 in Hutsonville Township, Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Lester Leon Mitchell and Ona Myrle Brown Mitchell. She was a housekeeper for the elderly, worked at Wilderness Lake Campground and...
Marie E. Bogard
Dec 9, 2008
Marie E. Bogard, 77 of rural Palestine, IL, died at 4:27 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born September 16, 1931 in Gary, IN, the daughter of Edward Robinson and Blanche Markham Robinson. She worked in production at Victor Dana Corp. for over 30 years.She married William Earl Bogard December 8, 1973 and...
Freda J. Dart
Dec 8, 2008
Freda J. Dart, 86 of Robinson, IL, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL after a struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born June 25, 1922 in Rose Hill, IL, the daughter of Earl Swick and Sarah Ellen Marrs Swick. She worked at L. S. Heath and Sons, Robinson for 12...
Richard C. Bumpus
Dec 6, 2008
Richard C. Bumpus, 74 of rural West Union, IL, died at 11:47 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born July 20, 1934 in Coles County, IL, the son of Neal Bumpus and Mildred Niemeyer Bumpus. He was a life-long farmer in the West Union area and belonged to the Brick United Methodist...
Doris Kay Elliott
Dec 2, 2008
Doris Kay Elliott, 69 of Stoy, IL, died at 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at her home after an extraordinary long hard fought battle with cancer. She was born June 15, 1939, the daughter of Robert Hoke and Edith Dunlap Hoke. After graduating from LTC with an associates degree in Nursing at the age of 63, she became...
Fern E. Jordan
Dec 1, 2008
Fern E. Jordan, 88, of Robinson , IL , died at 2:55 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital , Robinson. She was born March 3, 1920 in Palestine , IL , the daughter of Ausby Fuller and Elsie Schifler Fuller. She was a cook for the Palestine schools, was in the grocery business for 31 years,...
James Edward "Buck" Houk
Nov 27, 2008
James Edward 'Buck' Houk, 95, of West Lafayette, IN, died at 1:15 p.m. (E.S.T.) Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Indiana Veterans Hospital. He was born March 8, 1913 in Vincennes, IN, the son of William C. Houk and Maude Elkins Houk. He worked for the City Street Department, Vincennes, IN. He was a member of the Vincennes V. F....
John H. Tracy
Nov 25, 2008
John Henry Tracy, 80, of Chauncey, IL died at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson at 10:53 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2008. He was born April 4, 1928 in Flat Rock, the son of Arley Tracy and Mary Elizabeth York Tracy. He was a pipefitter, a member of Local Pipefitters Union # 157 of Terre Haute, IN. He served...
Barbara Battershell Barrett
Nov 24, 2008
Barbara Battershell Barrett, 77, of Robinson, IL, died at 4:03 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born December 26, 1930 in Hammond, IN, the daughter of James E. Battershell and Grace Ellen Sweet Battershell. She was a graduate of Robinson High School. She retired after 30 years with the Robinson Transformer. She was...
Clifford Earl Daugherty
Nov 22, 2008
Earl Daugherty, 79, West Union, IL, died at 10:58 p.m. EST Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was an iron worker for Local # 439 Terre Haute with 45 years of service. He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Japan at the end of WWII and was a member of the West Union...
Euma P. Osborn
Nov 19, 2008
Euma P. Osborn, 73, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at United Methodist Village, Lawrenceville, IL. She was a member of the Eagles in Palestine. She was born July 23, 1935 in Hutsonville, IL the daughter of Emery Franklin and Ora Sanders Franklin.She married Estel Osborn and he preceded her in death in...
Arden Sackrider
Nov 18, 2008
Arden Sackrider, 81 of rural Robinson, IL died at 3:13 a.m. Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born January 31, 1927 in Robinson, the son of Henry Arden Sackrider and Pauline Bailey Sackrider.Arden was drafted in the Army in 1945 and served in the European Theater until 1946. He was then assigned to...
Marian Jeannette Eggers
Nov 14, 2008
Marian 'Jeannette' Eggers, 77 of West Union, IL, went to be with her Lord and Savior at home surrounded by her family at 3:05 a.m. Friday, November 14, 2008. She was born March 14, 1931 in Naperville, IL, the daughter of Ray Bennett and Mabel Huddleston Bennett. She was a homemaker, a member of the West Union Nazarene Church,...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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