Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Maurice King
May 19, 2016
Maurice King, 84, of Hutsonville, IL, died at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2016 in the comfort of his home. He was born March 19, 1932 in Hutsonville, IL, the son of Ira King & Eva (Swinger) King, both of whom preceded him in death. Maurice married Shirley Pearce in 1955, and she preceded him in death on...
Dale Vaughn
May 11, 2016
Dale Vaughn, 97, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Magnolia Center in Robinson. He was born January 3, 1919 in Crawford County, the son of Thomas Oliver Vaughn & Grace Marie (King) Vaughn, both of whom preceded him in death. Dale married Thelma King Waggoner on Aug 10, 1940, and she...
Paul Eugene Pritts, Sr.
May 10, 2016
Paul Eugene Pritts, Sr., 71, of Robinson, IL, died at 4:40 p.m. on May 10, 2016, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, IN. He was born February 14, 1945 in Decatur, IL, the son of Williard Monroe Pritts & Margaret Elise Gray. He married Judy (Fish) Hall on December 31, 1987, and she survives. He is also survived...
Lisa Lindsay Young
May 9, 2016
Lisa Lindsay-Young, 51, of Flat Rock, IL, died Monday, May 9, 2016 in the comfort of her home. She was born December 4, 1964 in Sullivan, IN, the daughter of Billy & Betty Lindsay. She married Dr. Stephen Young on June 15, 1996, and he preceded her in death on May 10, 2014. She was also preceded in death...
Sharon R. Miller
May 8, 2016
Sharon R. Miller, 76, of Robinson, IL, died at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. She was born April 7, 1940 in Bridgeport, IL, the daughter of Herschel & Nadeane (Willis) Murray, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Mike Murray...
Virginia F. Davis
May 8, 2016
Virginia F. Davis, 91, of Robinson, IL, died at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Magnolia Center in Robinson. She was born December 21, 1924 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of Carl Fenrich & Anna Meyer Fenrich. She married Robert Davis on October 12, 1947, and he survives. She is also survived by her sisters, Eleanor...
Rex Bonesteel
May 6, 2016
Rex Bonesteel, 75, of West Union, IL, died at 9:40 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016 in the comfort of his home. He was born July 13, 1940 in Clark County, the son of Vance Bonesteel & Mary Marie Ingle Bonesteel. He married Ruth Arlene McCrory on September 30, 1960, and she survives. He is also survived by his...
Stanley B. Wallace
May 4, 2016
Stanley “Stan” B. Wallace, 73, of Marshall, IL, died at 8:44 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was born September 8, 1942 in West Union, IL, the son of Willard Wallace & Alberta Gideon Wallace (Powell), both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Michael Wallace; and by his half-brother,...
Bret Michael Henry
May 3, 2016
Bret Michael Henry, 43, of Palestine, IL, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born November 23, 1972 in Paris, IL, the son of Michael D. & Colleen M. (Billings) Henry, both of whom survive. He is also survived by his daughter, Makadan Henry (Oblong, IL); by his sister &...
Shirley Ann Stephens
May 2, 2016
Shirley Ann Stephens, 76, of Palestine, IL, died at 8:11 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016 in the comfort of her home. She was born October 25, 1939 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Marion Bowen & Sarah Waldrop Bowen, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Floyd Cullison; by...
Terry Allen Weaver
May 1, 2016
Terry Allen Weaver, 64, of Hutsonville, IL, died at 6:35 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN following a hard-fought battle with lung cancer. He was born June 29, 1951 in Vincennes, IN, the son of Robert Norris Weaver, Sr. & Mildred Allee Weaver, both of whom survive. He married Sandra Jean...
John H. Dennis, Jr.
Apr 25, 2016
John H. Dennis, Jr., 80, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died April 25, 2016 at his home. He was born January 13, 1936 in Robinson, IL, the son of John H. Dennis, Sr. & Florence Irene (Winger) Dennis, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Nora Irene Dennis on October...
Robert "Bob" Gifford
Apr 25, 2016
Robert “Bob” Gifford, 69, of Robinson, IL, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at his home. He was born April 6, 1947 in Robinson, the son of Ralph L. “Pudge” Gifford & Rachel Irene (Ikemire) Gifford. Bob married Bonnie Hare on July 7, 1984, and she survives. He is also survived by his sister, Sharon Frost (Robinson, IL); by his...
Dema L. Rich
Apr 24, 2016
Dema L. Rich, 89, of Robinson, IL, died at 8:21 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born October 22, 1926 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Dan Frakes & Flora (Knoblett) Frakes, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bob Rich,...
Chalmer Jr Seaney
Apr 24, 2016
Chalmer Seaney, Jr., 93, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong. He was born August 8, 1922 in LaMotte Township, IL, the son of Chalmer Nimrod Seaney & May Kent, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Lavera Liston on August 10, 1945, and...
Joe E. Tolle
Apr 19, 2016
Joe E. Tolle, 79, of Marshall, IL, died at 11:38 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born March 22, 1937 in Kempton, IN, the son of Raymond G. Tolle & Ruth Imogene Teter Tolle, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...
Beatrice "Bea" Brinkman
Apr 16, 2016
Beatrice L Brinkman, 67, of rural Robinson, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis IN. She was born January 18, 1949 in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Oscar “Jim” & Delee Bland, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Floyd Brinkman, Sr. on September 8, 1974, and he survives...
Ira T. Newlin
Apr 14, 2016
Ira T. Newlin, 82, of Palestine, IL, died at 1:05 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Heritage Health in Robinson, IL. He was born November 22, 1933 in Hutsonville, IL, the son of Ira Randall Newlin & Alice P. (Young) Newlin, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Betty Ruth White on December 21, 1957, and...
Robert Lee Bomer
Apr 10, 2016
Robert 'Bob' L. Bomer, 81, of Robinson, IL, died at 12:18 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in his home. He was born October 15, 1934 in Hardinville, IL, the son of Jesse Levi Bomer & Georgia 'Blanche' (McGovern) Bomer, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Frederick &...
Judith Townley
Apr 10, 2016
Judith Townley, 70, of Robinson, IL, died at 2:25 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born April 22, 1945 in Vincennes, IN, the daughter of Charles Edward Cummins & Ruby Alice Bryley, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, William Anthony...