Obituaries

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

John William Moore

John William Moore

Aug 6, 2008

John William 'Bill' Moore, 78 of Robinson, IL, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN at 10:17 a.m. (e.s.t.) Wednesday, August 6, 2008. He was born March 13, 1930 in Penwell, TX, the son of John Newton Moore and Bonnie Parks Moore. He served in the U. S. Navy for 10 years during the Korean Conflict, was a...

Janice B. Newell

Janice B. Newell

Aug 5, 2008

Janice Newell, 66, of Robinson, IL, died at 4:48 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson after an extended illness. She was born April 3, 1942 in Palestine, the daughter of Fred Harris and Margaret Wagoner Harris. She was a homemaker.She married Carl Newell on June 1, 1963 and he preceded her in death on April...

Glen Lee Stephens

Glen Lee Stephens

Aug 4, 2008

Glen Lee Stephens, age 53, died August 4, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital. He was born January 6, 1955 in Oblong, IL, the son of Harold O. Stephens and Kathryn Vaughn Stephens. He was a Mechanic with Philips Services Co. in Robinson for one and a half years, as well as a volunteer fireman for Prairie/Licking Fire Department. He...

Edward L. Ayola

Edward L. Ayola

Jul 31, 2008

Edward L. Ayola, of Parrish, FL, died Friday, July 31, 2008. He was born May 16, 1929, in Joliet, IL, the son of Daniel Ayola and Mildred Fox Aylola. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict and played in the U. S. Army bands for six years and graduated from the navy School of Music...

Char Harvey

Char Harvey

Jul 30, 2008

Charlene 'Char' Harvey, 75, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born May 29, 1933 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Charles R. Metheny and Ruth V. Shonk Metheny. She was a broker/owner of Harvey, Biggs & Company Real Estate Inc, with CRS and GRI certifications, retiring on...

Lloyd J. Scott

Lloyd J. Scott

Jul 29, 2008

Lloyd J. Scott, 70, of rural Oblong, IL, died at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at his son’s residence. He was born September 2, 1937 in Robinson, IL, the son of Roscoe Scott and Della M. Doyle Scott. He was a laborer with Labor Local #207. He served in the U. S. Army in Germany.He was preceded in...

Timothy Mathew O'Dell

Timothy Mathew O'Dell

Jul 28, 2008

Timothy Mathew O’Dell, 40, of Robinson, IL, died Monday morning, July 28, 2008 at his residence. A coroner’s inquiry is pending. He was born March 9, 1968 in Robinson, IL, the son of Oren Olen O’Dell and Brenda Clements O’Dell. He was a student at LTC.He is survived by his mother, Brenda O’Dell, Tarrant, AL; his sister, Lisa O’Dell,...

John Wayne Schulte

John Wayne Schulte

Jul 23, 2008

John Wayne Schulte, 60, passed on a Wednesday. It was July 23 around 2 p.m. No one expected it to happen so quickly, but it did. My name is Hiley, and I am his daughter; and I can honestly say that I have never known a better or more brilliant man.To define Schulte’s accomplishments would be an exercise in...

Barbara Bercaw

Barbara Bercaw

Jul 19, 2008

Barbara Bercaw, 90 of West York, IL, died at 12:52 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL. She was born September 17, 1917 in Paris, IL, the daughter of Rodney L. Bell, Sr. and Zilpah Richards Bell. She was a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was...

Leroy  Jr. Wells

Leroy Jr. Wells

Jul 9, 2008

LeRoy Wells, Jr., 84 of rural Annapolis, IL died at his home at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9th, 2008. He was born August 19, 1923 in Snyder, IL (Clark County), the son of Roy Wells, Sr. and Effie Holwick Wells. LeRoy was a lifelong farmer and in 1953 he started LeRoy Wells Bulldozing. In 1968 he designed and built...

Pearl "Jr." Matheney

Pearl "Jr." Matheney

Jul 8, 2008

Pearl 'Jr.' Matheney, 80 of Robinson, IL, died at 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at his home. He was born January 2, 1928 in Robinson, the son of Pearl Matheney and Louie Ellen Prather Matheney. He was a Laborer, a member of Local #1280 for over 20 years and served in the U. S. Army during WWII. He...

Willis Hart

Willis Hart

Jul 5, 2008

Willis Hart, 84 of Palestine, IL, died at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, July 05, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL. He was born September 28, 1923 in Sullivan, IN, the son of Willis I. Hart and Ida May Dugan Hart. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII and Korea, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant with over...

Rusty L Tuttle

Rusty L Tuttle

Jun 25, 2008

Rusty L. Tuttle, 52, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO from cancer. He was born April 18, 1956 in Gary IN, the son of Bernard Tuttle and Sally Louise Guess Tuttle. He worked for Rumpke for thirteen years before becoming a self-employed contractor. He was a...

Mildred T. Parker

Mildred T. Parker

Jun 24, 2008

Mildred T. Parker, 88, of Robinson, IL, died at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at her residence. She was born September 4, 1919 in Hardinville, IL, the daughter of Hugh Fleenor and Cora Kaylor Fleenor. She was a homemaker.She married Roy C. Parker, April 9, 1938 and he preceded her in death on March 11, 1979. She was...

James A. Stewart

James A. Stewart

Jun 22, 2008

James A. Stewart, 71, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday, June 22, 2008 rural Robinson, IL. He was born August 18, 1936 in Kokomo, IN, the son of James Franklin Stewart and Margaret Ellen Porter Stewart. He retired October 2001 from Victor Dana Products Division. He served in the United States Marine Corp.He married Nancy Rich December...

Robert L. Ingram

Robert L. Ingram

Jun 14, 2008

Robert L. Ingram, 80, of Robinson, IL, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008 at his home. He was born June 5, 1928 in Lake Village, IN, the son of Richard Lee Ingram and Elsie Lee Lewark Ingram. He was a truck driver and was a member of the Teamsters Local # 705 in Chicago. He was also...

Chester D. Carrie,  Sr.

Chester D. Carrie, Sr.

Jun 14, 2008

Chester D. Carrie, Sr., 86, of Robinson, IL, died at 2:00 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born December 15, 1921 in Decker, IN, the son of Add Carrie and Lunna Ann McCammon Carrie. He was a farmer and was a maintenance man at Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville, IL for 30 years....

Woody L. Myers,  Sr.

Woody L. Myers, Sr.

Jun 8, 2008

'Woody' Myers, 58 of rural Robinson, IL, died at 6:59 a.m. Sunday, June 08, 2008 unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at the emergency room of Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born September 30, 1949 in Indianapolis, IN, the son of Charles Loren Myers, Sr. and Lillierose McDaniel Myers. Woody was a oil and gas well inspector...

Ann Gubelman

Ann Gubelman

Jun 6, 2008

Ann Gubelman, 74, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:52 p.m. June 6, 2008 at her home after an extended illness. She was born July 31, 1933 in Pittsburg, PA, the daughter of Elvin Pierce Devol and Helen McMunn Devol. She married Don Gubelman July 15, 1950, and he survives. She is also survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Eric...

Edna Mae Hale

Edna Mae Hale

Jun 5, 2008

Edna Mae Hale, 84, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born November 18, 1923 in rural West Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Mike Franklin Newell and Almarinda Crossfield Newell. She was a homemaker; a member and Sunday School teacher at Grand Prairie Church, rural Robinson;...