Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Larry Ness
May 24, 2015
Larry M. Ness, 60, of Robinson, IL, passed away at 3:00pm on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born August 3rd, 1954, in Monroe WI, the son of Loyis & Nancy Newlin Guyer Ness. He married Dorthy Meese on February 20th 1982, and she survives of Robinson. He is also survived by...
Donald "Don" Eugene Murphy
May 18, 2015
Don Murphy, 74, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:20 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was born February 2, 1941 in Palestine, IL, the son of Perry Murphy & Imogene Lawhead Murphy. Don married Rhonda McCarter on July 10, 1982, and she survives. He is also survived by his children, George &...
Rhonnie Dee Sills
May 9, 2015
Rhonnie Dee Sills, 77, of Robinson, died at 7:32 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2015 at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN, from complications following a stroke and a heart attack. He was born February 5, 1938 in Chandler, OK, the son of Wayne & Ethel (Hudson) Sills. Rhonnie married Dorcas (Falor) Sills and she survives. He is also...
Russell Eugene Simmons
May 8, 2015
Russell Eugene Simmons, 88 years of age, joined his beautiful bride Lillian and infant son Kyle in heaven Friday, May 8, 2015. Russ died at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, FL, following months of declining health. Russ was born on January 13, 1927, during a blizzard, in Lawrenceville, IL, to Ruby Pearl and Guy McCoy Simmons, who preceded him...
Ronnie Gene Weger
May 1, 2015
Ronnie Gene Weger, 76, of Effingham, IL, formerly of Crawford County, IL and Dietrich, IL, died Friday, May 1, 2015 at Saint Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. He was born May 23, 1938 in Flat Rock, IL, the son of Marshall Weger & Frances Weger. Ron lived much of his life in Crawford County, having gone to school in...
Rosa Johnson
Apr 29, 2015
Rosa Johnson, 88, of Palestine, IL, died at 10:29 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. She was born May 22, 1926 in Pompey's Pillar, MT, the daughter of Orvel Chester Wilson & Jennie Rebecca Shipp. She is survived by her son & daughter-in-law, David & Alana Peterson (Billings, MT); her daughters & sons-in-law, Debbie & Danny Donlan (Fromberg, MT),...
Ruth Maxine "Patty" King
Apr 28, 2015
Ruth Maxine “Patty” King, 89, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Heritage Health in Robinson. She was born May 14, 1925 in Grant County, IN, the daughter of Tony Spence & Gertrude Holloway. Patty married Harold Edwin King on December 27, 1949, and he preceded her in death on October 24, 2006....
Donna Lee Stout
Apr 25, 2015
Donna Stout, 63, of Robinson, IL, died at 6:07 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born February 13, 1952 in Hutchinson County, TX, the daughter of Charles Donald Lacey & Winifred Esther Meek Lacey. On November 30, 1985, Donna married Frank Stout, and he preceded her in death on September...
Jeff "Bodean" Melton
Apr 25, 2015
Jeff “Bodean” Melton, 55, of Vincennes, IN, died at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Vincennes, IN, the result of an apparent homicide. Jeff was born July 16, 1959 in Oblong, IL, the son of Lyman “Bud” Melton & Loretta Waldrop Melton. He is survived by his father & step-mother, Lyman “Bud” & Barbara Melton (Annapolis, IL);...
Donella Jean George
Apr 23, 2015
Donella Jean George, 90, of Robinson, IL, died at 3:08 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Heritage Health in Robinson. She was born January 11, 1925 in Robinson, the daughter of Reuben Best & Inez Conley Best. Donella was a loving and dedicated wife to her husband, Roy T. George, who preceded her in death on November 28,...
Bobby Lee Smith
Apr 21, 2015
Bobby Lee Smith, 63, of rural Robinson, died at 3:08 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the comfort of his home following a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born November 27, 1951 in Monroe County, IN, the son of Cecil Smith & Norma Matheney Smith. He married Donna Slavens in 1969, and she preceded him...
Richard Keith Thompson
Apr 18, 2015
Richard Keith Thompson, 81 of Hutsonville, IL, died at 10:10 p.m. (EST) on Saturday, April 18, 2015 after an extended illness. He was born March 31, 1934 in Hutsonville, the son of Fred Dean Thompson and Bertha M. Richards Thompson. Richard was a pipefitter and a member of Pipefitters Local 157. He was also a member of the Hutsonville...
Jean Currie
Apr 18, 2015
Jean Currie, 72 of Robinson, IL died at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2015 surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home. She was born October 12, 1942 in Robinson, the daughter of Lyle James Currie & Betty Hall Utterback. She was a Press Welder with E. H. Barre for 25 years before retiring in 1999....
Martha Ann Baker
Apr 11, 2015
Martha Ann Baker, 67, of Eldorado, IL, died on Saturday, April 11, 2015. She was born November 9, 1947 in Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Darrell Shute & Peggy McElwain. Marty married Walter “Herb” Baker on August 24, 1968, and he survives. She is also survived by her mother, Peggy Shute (Robinson, IL); her two children, John &...
Dorothy Eilene Butcher
Apr 10, 2015
Dorothy Eilene Butcher, 85, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015 in the comfort of her home. She was born July 2, 1929, in rural Flat Rock to Noel & Alma (Trout) Purcell. On June 28, 1947, she married her childhood sweetheart, Max L. Butcher. A devoted wife and mother, she considered her...
Pauline Lamb
Apr 3, 2015
Pauline Lamb, 62, of Flat Rock, IL, died at 6:39 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. She was born November 10, 1952 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of James Homer Courtney & Mary Pauline Arnold Courtney. She is survived by her son & daughter-in-law, Shawn & Samantha Windham (Flat Rock, IL); her...
Marvin Wayne Miller
Mar 31, 2015
Marvin Wayne Miller, 62, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Robinson, IL, died at 7:31 a.m. on March 31, 2015 in Tucson, AZ. He was born December 24, 1952 in Robinson, IL, the son of Wayne & Crystal Miller, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Amy Louise Miller. He is survived by...
William "Bill" Ross
Mar 29, 2015
William “Bill” Ross, 76, of Robinson, IL was pronounced dead at 6:26 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was born July 18, 1938 in Johnson County, IL. He married Barbara Hall on July 12, 1958, and she survives. He is also survived by his two sons, Craig S. & Jewell Ross (Loganville,...
Wyman "Butch" Hall
Mar 28, 2015
Wyman “Butch” Clay Hall, 70, of Robinson, IL, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was born January 19, 1945 in Carlinville, IL, the son of Wilson Hall & Maxine Conroy Hall. Butch is survived by his daughter, Tammy Hays Spour & her husband, David Spour (Robinson, IL); his son, Wyman Cory Hall &...
James Matthews Ramsey
Mar 25, 2015
James Matthews Ramsey, 78 of West York, IL, passed away at 1:20 a.m. (EST) on Wednesday March 25th, 2015 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. Jim was born August 15, 1936 in Casey Township (Clark County, IL) to Charles R. Ramsey and Goldie Welsh Ramsey Smith. He joined the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Caloosahatchee during the...
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