Obituaries

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

Virginia "Anne" Lewis

Virginia "Anne" Lewis

Jan 25, 2020

Virginia "Anne" Lewis, 80, of Oblong, IL, died January 25, 2020, at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong. She was born on April 7, 1939, in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Elzie Otis Hayes & Martha Virginia (Roberts) Hayes, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Raymond Alan "Louie" Lewis on March 24, 1956, and he preceded her...

Linda L. York

Linda L. York

Jan 25, 2020

Linda L. York, 71, of Robinson, IL, joined her beloved husband in eternity on January 25, 2020, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born on January 17, 1949, in Robinson, the daughter of Max & Helen (Servison) Nash, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Dennis Allen York on September 10, 1966, and he preceded...

Larry Eugene Clark

Larry Eugene Clark

Jan 22, 2020

**A celebration of the life of Larry Clark will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3rd at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Flat Rock. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO COVID-19 MANDATES PASSED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES WILL BE IN FORCE, AND IT WILL BE REQUIRED THAT ALL ATTENDEES WEAR FACE COVERINGS. During...

Holly Cole

Holly Cole

Jan 20, 2020

Holly Cole, 61, of Robinson, IL, died January 20, 2020, in the comfort of her home. She was born October 25, 1958, the daughter of Tracy Cole & Margaret (Banker) Martin, the former of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her son, Bufford Fox; by her stepfather, Donald Martin; by her siblings, Tracy...

Trevor Alan Bonesteel

Trevor Alan Bonesteel

Jan 18, 2020

Trevor Alan Bonesteel, 27, of West Union, IL, died January 18, 2020, in West Union. He was born August 31, 1992, in Terre Haute, IN, the son of Gary Bonesteel & Karen (Hanna) Newman. He came into this world fighting as a preemie but grew to be larger than life. He was raised in the West Union area and...

Dean Cramer

Dean Cramer

Jan 18, 2020

Dean Cramer, 103, of Robinson, IL, died January 18, 2020, in the comfort of his granddaughter's home in Robinson. He was born October 11, 1916, in Bellair, IL, the son of James Cramer & Ethel (Freeland) Cramer, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Thelma Cox on September 30, 1941, and she preceded him in death on...

Gregory L. Bowen

Gregory L. Bowen

Jan 16, 2020

Gregory L. Bowen, 67, of Robinson, IL, died January 16, 2020, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. Greg was born on October 2, 1952, in Robinson, the son of Earnest Bowen & Marjorie Bowen, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Billie (Wirey) on September 6, 1991, and she preceded him in death on November 4,...

Carolyn Lee Gullett

Carolyn Lee Gullett

Jan 14, 2020

Carolyn Lee Gullett, 86, of Robinson, IL, died Tuesday, January 14th at Magnolia Center in Robinson, IL. She was born December 16, 1933, in New Hebron, IL, the daughter of Theodore & Oneita (Myers) Berry, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Robert D. Gullett on November 17, 1951, and he preceded her in death on August...

David E Miller

David E Miller

Jan 14, 2020

David E. Miller, 58, of Palestine, IL, died January 14, 2020, at his home. He was born December 26, 1961, in Champaign, IL, but grew up in the Lawrenceville and Palestine areas. For a number of years, he worked on the railroad for Knox Kershaw, a job that required Dave to travel all over, and this was an enriching...

D.E. "Ed" Lytle

D.E. "Ed" Lytle

Jan 14, 2020

D.E. "Ed" Lytle, 104, of Robinson, IL, died on January 14, 2020, at Timber Creek Village in Robinson, IL. He was born September 1, 1915, in Terre Haute, IN to James & Mary (Roberts) Lytle, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Elizabeth Meagher on August 2,1941, and she preceded him in death on October 26, 1979....

Robert Emerson Wernz

Robert Emerson Wernz

Jan 14, 2020

Robert Emerson Wernz passed away January 14, 2020 at the age of 94. Born on November 1, 1925 near West Union, Illinois to Stacy and Fern Wernz, he grew up in the heart of the Great Depression. During WWII, Bob (as many called him) was asked to work in the dynamite factory in Kankakee. When the war was over,...

Janice Curry

Janice Curry

Jan 12, 2020

Janice Curry, age 72, passed peacefully in January 2020 from cancer. She was at her home overlooking Rock Creek, with family present, and was glad to have “made it” to 2020. She was born in May 1947 to Dean and Roselyn Thompson of West Union, Illinois. As an only child, Jan loved playing in the nearby creek, Patchett Ford,...

Donna Sue Jenkins

Donna Sue Jenkins

Jan 11, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Donna Jenkins announce her passing. Donna Jenkins, 67, of Palestine, IL died at 3:56 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Donna was born on December 6, 1952, in Flat Rock, the daughter of Roy and Virginia Decker, both of whom preceded her in...

Tyler Dalston Zellers

Tyler Dalston Zellers

Jan 9, 2020

Tyler Dalston Zellers, 31, of Lawrenceville, IL, died January 9, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Another veteran has been lost to us. He didn't die in the line of duty, but he is still a casualty of war. Tyler was born December 20, 1988, in Robinson, IL, the son of Brad & Janice Zellers, both of whom survive. He married Erica...

Jack France

Jack France

Jan 4, 2020

Jack France, 71, of Palestine, IL, died January 4, 2020 in his home. He was born on August 6, 1948 in Vincennes IN, the son of William R. France & Lois (Goodwin) France, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Kimberly Ann France; a sister-in-law, Jean (Kemper) France; and a...

Mary Louise Simmons

Mary Louise Simmons

Jan 1, 2020

Mary Louise Simmons, 80, of Neoga, IL, died at 5:09 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in the comfort of her home. She was born November 28, 1939, in Jackson, TN, the daughter of Rebecca Louise Givens-Campbell, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Perry Simmons, Sr. on March 7, 2000; by...

William David Fry

William David Fry

Dec 29, 2019

William "Bill" David Fry, 67, of Casey, IL, died Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Sarah Bush Hospital in Mattoon, IL, with his loving cousin and best friend, Marilyn Fain at his bedside. He was born November 22, 1952, in Robinson, IL, the son of Robert "Bob" Martin Fry & Clellene "Ruby" (McCarty) Fry, both of whom preceded him in...

Milly Waldroup

Milly Waldroup

Dec 28, 2019

Milly Waldroup, 76, of Palestine, IL, died December 28, 2019, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL. She was born on September 2, 1943, in Flat Rock, IL, the daughter of Wilbur Wesley & Eva Wesley, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Harold. She is survived by her husband...

Wendel Goodwin

Wendel Goodwin

Dec 26, 2019

Wendel Goodwin, 96, of Palestine, Illinois, died on December 26, 2019, at Timber Creek Village in Robinson, IL. He was born on April 20, 1923, the son of Ray & Mary (Buser) Goodwin, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Ruth Evelyn Espy on June 2, 1946, and she preceded him in death on May 8, 2013....

Doris E. Stifle

Doris E. Stifle

Dec 26, 2019

Doris Stifle, 86, of Robinson, IL, died December 26, 2019, in the comfort of her daughter & son-in-law's home in Robinson. She was born September 29, 1933, in Oblong, IL, the daughter of Everett Chapman & Hazel Chapman, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Robert "Bob" Stifle on January 4, 1952, and he preceded her in...