Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
William "Billy" Eugene Calvert
Dec 9, 2021
William "Billy" Eugene Calvert, 67, of Robinson, IL, died on December 9, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. Billy was born on July 20, 1954, in Robinson, IL; the son of William & Mary (Wilson) Calvert, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Linda Kaiser, Victoria Calvert and...
Ron Duplessis
Dec 7, 2021
Ron DuPlessis, 80, of Robinson, IL, passed away on December 7, 2021, at Ascension St. Vincent in Evansville, IN, following an extended illness. He was born November 14, 1941, in Saint Paul, MN, the son of Roy & Helen (Seidel) DuPlessis. Ron grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, IL, and was a graduate of Marquette University and Chicago...
David E. Inboden
Dec 1, 2021
David E. Inboden, 67, of Palestine, IL, died Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born August 29, 1954, in Palestine, IL, the son of Kenneth "Spud" Inboden & Bernice "Bernie" (MacIntosh) Seaney, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Reba Mae Inboden. He...
Herbert Lawrence Wilkinson
Nov 27, 2021
Herbert Lawrence Wilkinson passed away quietly on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at a hospice care facility in Miami, FL. Herb was born April 22, 1928, in Lamotte Township, south of present-day Trimble, IL, the son of Lola Laverne Russell and Paul "S" Wilkinson. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, completing one tour in Germany. Upon...
John William Coulter
Nov 26, 2021
John William Coulter, 79, of Beebe, AR, formerly of Palestine, IL, passed away November 26, 2021. He was born May 18, 1942, in Robinson, IL, the son of John Henry Coulter & Gladys Violet (Selby) Coulter, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Esther Irene Coulter; by his sister, Shirley...
Brayden D. Weck
Nov 24, 2021
Brayden Weck, 21, of Palestine, IL, passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL. He was born January 3, 2000, in Robinson, IL, the son of Kimberly Weck & Steven Garrard. His diminutive size at birth led many in his family to call him "Short Fry", a nickname he never outgrew! As a...
Doris June (Allison) Ellis
Nov 22, 2021
Doris June (Allison) Ellis, 81, of Robinson, IL, died November 22, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born April 28, 1940, in Robinson, the daughter of Roy & Viola (King) Allison, both of whom preceded her in death. She married David Ellis on July 4, 1986, and he preceded her in death on March 1, 2019....
Kathleen "Kathy" Watts
Nov 20, 2021
Kathleen "Kathy" Watts, 76, of Marshall, IL, formerly of Robinson, IL, died November 20, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born October 22, 1945, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Edward & Irene (Wisniewski) Lester. She grew up in the Chicagoland area, where she cultivated a deeply-embedded faith that she would cling to for the rest...
Amy Jo (Phillips) Zimmerman
Nov 18, 2021
Amy Jo (Phillips) Zimmerman, 61, of Palestine, IL, died November 18, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born June 24, 1960, in Greensburg, IN, the daughter of Thomas "Tom" & Shirley "Minnie" (Toliver) Phillips. She grew up in the Greensburg area, where she would spend countless hours alongside her best friend, her Grandpa Phillips. They were...
Gladys Cooley
Nov 17, 2021
Gladys Cooley, 95, of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Arbor Rose of Robinson, IL. She was born June 11, 1926, in West Union, IL, the daughter of Oscar & Eliza (Marlow) Simmons. She grew up in the West Union area before marrying Ervin Cooley on June 27, 1942. Much of the following season of her life...
Ava "Preach" Madeline (Culp) Seaney
Nov 17, 2021
Ava "Preach" Madeline (Culp) Seaney, 90, of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at the Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Terre Haute, IN. She was born on September 14, 1931, in West York, IL, the daughter of Chester "Cheese" & Laura Elizabeth (Kenderdine) Culp, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Robert Herman Seaney...
Karl Wayne Wilber
Nov 16, 2021
Karl Wilber, 79, of Flat Rock, IL, passed on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, IN. He was born October 31, 1942, in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of George & Helen Wilber, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Carolyn Sue Rainy, Naomi Hawkins, Georgia Ann Correll, and Nadine Frazier....
Justin "Jb" Black
Nov 4, 2021
Justin "JB" Black, 84, of West Union, IL, died November 4, 2021, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his beloved family. He was born February 19, 1937, in Brownstown, IN, the son of Edgar O. & Lillian (Fleetwood) Black, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marsha Diann...
Randy Hemrich
Nov 2, 2021
Randy Hemrich, 67, of Flat Rock, IL, died November 2, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born February 2, 1954, in Kankakee, IL, the son of John & Rowena (Foster) Hemrich. Their young family moved to the Flat Rock area in 1966, and this would serve as Randy's home for the rest of his life....
Dan Blankenbaker
Oct 30, 2021
Dan Blankenbaker, 69, of Robinson, IL, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at his home. He was born April 3, 1952, in Terre Haute, IN, the son of John & Rosalie (Mumford) Blankenbaker, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Heather Nicole Bradshaw, in 2005 and by his niece,...
Marlin C. Correll
Oct 27, 2021
Marlin C. Correll, 97, of Robinson, IL, died on October 27, 2021, at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. He was born September 1, 1924, at the family home outside of Stoy, IL, the son of Cloyd Correll & Lillian Maud (Brown) Correll. He attended grade school in Stoy before graduating from Hutsonville High School in 1943. He would...
Roger Smith
Oct 25, 2021
Roger Smith, 75, of Pinkstaff, IL, died on October 25, 2021, in the comfort of his home. Roger was born on December 29, 1945, in Honey Creek Township, the son of Cecil & Norma (Matheny) Smith, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Kenny Smith, Timmy Smith and Bobby Smith....
Rita K Yeager
Oct 22, 2021
Rita K. Yeager, 73, of Palestine, IL, died on October 22, 2021, at Arbor Rose in Robinson, IL. Rita was born on November 18, 1947, in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Robert & Esther (Guyer) York, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Yeager, in 2013. She is...
Sandra Kay Bonnell
Oct 22, 2021
Sandra Kay Bonnell, 83, of Robinson, IL, died on October 22, 2021, at Arbor Rose in Robinson, IL. Sandra was born on June 25, 1938, in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Harold Inboden & Glenore (Ikemire) Jones, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather Bryl Jones. She married Larry Bonnell...
John Steven Shaw
Oct 21, 2021
John Steven Shaw, 79, Palestine IL, died on October 21, 2021. He was born on March 17, 1942, in Robinson IL, the son of Woodrow and Fern (Kincaid) Shaw. He grew up on the family farm south of Palestine, studied engineering at the University of Illinois, and moved to St. Louis to work on the Gemini Space program at...
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