Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Guy W. "Wally" Treadway
Sep 19, 2021
Guy W. "Wally" Treadway, 84, of Robinson, IL, died on September 19, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL. He was born June 23, 1937, in West York, IL, the son of Samuel & Doris (Hand) Treadway, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Lou Garrard, and by...
Leilani "Lee" Hartley
Sep 17, 2021
Leilani "Lee" Hartley, 82, of Robinson, IL, died on September 17, 2021, at Richland Manor in Olney, IL. She was born December 29, 1938, in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Michael & Rose McCormick, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Richard Hartley in 1956, and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2020. She...
Jeremy Correll
Sep 15, 2021
Jeremy Correll, 48, of Robinson, IL, died on September 15, 2021, in the comfort of his home. He was born September 17, 1972, in Robinson, IL, the son of Jerry Wayne Correll & Cathy (Merrick) McKinney. Though he spent a few years elsewhere, Jeremy called Robinson "home" for most of his life. It was here he grew up, raised...
John Scott Pearse
Sep 14, 2021
John Scott Pearse, 37, of Ottawa, IL, formerly of West Union, IL, died tragically in an automobile accident on September 14, 2021. He was born September 28, 1983, in Danville, IL, the son of John Rolf Pearse & Robyn Sue (Greenhalgh) Pearse. He grew up in the West Union area, where he found his first job working at Earl's...
Carolyn Bachelor
Sep 13, 2021
Carolyn Bachelor, 71, of Robinson, IL, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born March 27, 1950, in Olney, IL, the daughter of Loren & Clara (Rentz) Fear, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Loren Fear, Jr. and Phillip Fear, and...
Nolan Carter
Sep 13, 2021
Nolan Carter, 61, of Palestine, IL, died September 13, 2021, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born August 22, 1960, in Olney, IL, the son of Darrell Carter & Alice J. (Ayres) Carter, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by three angel babies. He married Cathy (Pierson) on June...
Thomas Ivan Kraemer
Sep 12, 2021
Thomas Ivan Kraemer, 87, of Hutsonville, IL, died September 12, 2021, in the comfort of his home following a period of declining health. He was born August 27, 1934, in Hutsonville, the son of Ralph & Mary E. (Kennedy) Kraemer. Tom was a lifelong resident of Hutsonville. His first job was as a shoeshine boy for barber Dean Clough,...
Billy J. "Bill" Sempsrote, Sr.
Sep 12, 2021
Billy J. "Bill" Sempsrote, Sr., 77, of Robinson, IL, passed away unexpectedly on September 12, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born April 14, 1944, in Salt Lake City, UT, the son of Millard Lee "Jack" & Marjorie Elizabeth (Strange) Sempsrote, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Janet K. Guess on July 19,...
Shelly R. Myers
Sep 8, 2021
Shelly R. Myers, 53, of Trimble, IL, passed away on September 8, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born January 9, 1968, in Sullivan, IN, the daughter of James L. & Marilyn (Simmers) Newlin. She grew up in both Flat Rock and Oblong and was a 1986 graduate of Oblong High School. She would...
Kerrie Lynn Hatfield
Sep 7, 2021
Kerrie Lynn Hatfield, 31, of Robinson, IL, died September 7, 2021, the result of an automotive accident. She was born October 17, 1989, in Granite City, IL, the daughter of Dan & Marian (Hardiek) Hatfield. She grew up in Robinson and was a 2008 graduate of Robinson High School. She would go on to attend beauty school in Olney...
Dorothy Moore
Sep 6, 2021
Dorothy Moore, 91, of Walnut Prairie, IL, died Monday, September 6, 2021, at Marshall Rehabilitation & Nursing, where she was a longtime resident. She was born January 15, 1930, in Hutsonville, IL, the daughter of Jenny (Virginia) & Claude Dix of Old York, IL. They both preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two babies,...
Betty L. Gilbert
Sep 4, 2021
Betty L. Gilbert, 86, of Robinson, IL, died September 4, 2021, at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson, IL. She was born September 30, 1934, at home in Annapolis, IL, the daughter of Dean Stanley Elliott & Blanche RLea (O'Dell) Elliott, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Jack Gilbert on May 25, 1952, and he preceded her in...
Linda Stevenson
Sep 3, 2021
Linda Stevenson, 83, of Robinson, IL, passed away into the loving arms of her Savior on September 3, 2021, at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson, IL. She was born September 4, 1937, the daughter of Robert & Pearl (Emmons) Shields, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents-in-law, James Leo Stevenson &...
Garnet Van Horn
Sep 3, 2021
Garnet Perry Van Horn, originally from Robinson, Illinois, died at Primrose Retirement Community in Newburgh, Indiana on September 3, 2021. Born February 26, 1929, in Mingo County, West Virginia, Garnet was the daughter of Uley Perry and Hallie Cline Perry. While at Berea College she met, and in 1948 married Clifford Layne Van Horn of Louisa, Kentucky, who preceded...
Ida Marie Chalstrom Douglas
Sep 2, 2021
Ida Marie Chalstrom Douglas exited this life peacefully on September 2, 2021 in Robinson, Illinois. She was born February 27, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Clare E. and Beulah W. Chalstrom. Her formative years were spent in Joliet, Illinois. She graduated from Joliet Township High School and from Joliet Junior College where she was very involved...
Donald Melvin Houpt, Jr.
Sep 2, 2021
Don Houpt passed away peacefully on September 2, in Vero Beach, Florida. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. at the Community Church of Vero Beach. Born in Palestine, Illinois, he was the fourth of the four children of Don and Ruth Houpt, having outlived his siblings Harriet, James (Jim) and Jeannette. He...
Margaret Ruth Sheese
Aug 22, 2021
Margaret Ruth Sheese, 97, of Robinson, IL, a beloved soul who became a child of God on August 4, 2021, passed away to her Heavenly home on Sunday, August 22, 2021. She was born December 29, 1923, the daughter of Otis & Minnie (Hawkins) Purcell, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Milford Earl "Shorty" Sheese on...
James "Jim" Lemmon
Aug 20, 2021
James "Jim" Lemmon, 72, of rural Robinson, IL, died August 20, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL. He was born April 12, 1949, in Hardinville, IL, the son of William E. Lemmon & Virgie Marie (McDonald) Lemmon-Smith. Jim grew up in rural Crawford County and was a 1967 graduate of Oblong High School. He married Diana Faye...
Dr. Robert A. Hoagland
Aug 19, 2021
Dr. Robert A. Hoagland, 80, of Robinson, IL, went to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on August 19, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born November 5, 1940, in Lafayette, IN, the son of Dan & Arlene (Wright) Hoagland. Bob, along with two of his brothers, simultaneously enlisted in the United States...
Mary Lee Shaw
Aug 15, 2021
Mary Lee Shaw, 98, of Palestine, IL, died August 15, 2021, at BridgePointe Health in Vincennes, IN. She was born July 22, 1923, in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of Chester & Anna (Kirkwood) Young. A 1941 graduate of Lawrenceville High School, she would further her education in Vincennes, where she attended business school. On May 15, 1943, she married...
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