Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Gale Frye
Sep 24, 2014
Gale Frye, 87, of Robinson, IL, passed away around 11:30 a.m. on September 24, 2014 at the Lawrenceville Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He has gone into the light & leaves his loving wife Bettie Frye to mourn his passing. He also leaves behind two sons, Steve Frye of Phoenix, AZ and Larry Frye of Robinson, IL; his...
Roger B. Inboden
Sep 24, 2014
Roger B. Inboden, 65, of Robinson, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born January 15, 1949 in Robinson, the son of Clifford E. Inboden, Sr. & Mary D. Rich Inboden. He graduated from Oblong High School in 1967. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam War, where he was...
Betty June Coulter
Sep 23, 2014
Betty Coulter, 91, of Oblong, formerly of Robinson, died at 10:25 p.m. on September 23, 2014 in the comfort of her daughter’s home. She was born September 13, 1923 in Fort Recovery, OH, the daughter of Calvin C. Arnold & Jetta Doty. She worked in production and in the lab for L.S. Heath & Sons and retired after 20...
Velma Montgomery
Sep 22, 2014
Velma Montgomery, 95, of Flat Rock, IL, died at 7:50 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2014 at the North Campus of the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, IL. She was born May 12, 1919 in Russellville, IL, the daughter of Roscoe Johnson and Mary Evelyn Haughton. She was a member of the Flat Rock First Missionary Baptist Church and...
Lucy Dunlap Eveland Carver
Sep 19, 2014
Lucy Dunlap Eveland Carver, 91, of Palestine, IL, died at 6:35 a.m. (EST) on Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born May 30, 1923 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Barton Dunlap & Melvina Martin Dunlap. Lucy operated Carver’s Farmer’s Market in Palestine for several years and also worked at the...
James A. Walters
Sep 18, 2014
James A. Walters, 69, of Robinson, died at 4:55 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the VA Illiana Healthcare System in Danville, IL. He was born February 3, 1945 in Robinson, the son of Miles Walters & Mary Allison (Cody). He is survived by his sisters, Shirley Walters (Robinson, IL) and Linda Hastings (Ely, NV). Graveside services will...
James "Jim" Earnest
Sep 14, 2014
James “Jim” G. Earnest died 10:35pm September 14th, 2014 at his home in Robinson. He was born April 29th, 1946, in Birds, IL the son of Glen and Norma (Voorhis) Earnest. He was a 1964 graduate of Lawrenceville High School and then attended University of Evansville in Evansville IN. He worked at Texaco Oil from 1966 until his retirement...
Don York
Sep 12, 2014
Don York, 76, of Robinson died Friday, September 12, 2014 at Heritage Health in Robinson. He was born July 17, 1938, the son of Oliver Otis York & Lula Icy Earnest York. He served his country as a soldier in the U.S. Army. Back home, he was an independent contractor for many years and owned his own construction business....
Arthur Thomas Franklin
Sep 8, 2014
Arthur Thomas “Tom” Franklin, 73, of Palestine, died at 1:35 p.m. on Monday, September 8, 2014 at his home. He was born August 2, 1941, the son of Emery & Ora Franklin. A member of Ironworkers Local #63, he was an ironworker for many years. He was a gifted mechanic who had a passion for classic cars and NASCAR...
John Lee & Jayden William Raively
Sep 7, 2014
John Lee and Jayden William Raively, infant twin sons of Gabrielle McClure and Brandon Raively, Lawrenceville, died on September 7th, 2014 at 3:51pm EST in Vincennes IN. They were born prematurely on September 7th, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. They are survived by their parents, their grandparents; Tracey and Devon Legg, and Mechelle and Sam Yearicks. They are...
Zelda Johnson
Sep 6, 2014
Zelda Johnson died September 6, 2014 one week short of her 89th birthday. She was born September 13, 1925, the third child of Bill and Goldia Ferguson. She was a life-long resident of Lawrence and Crawford Counties, Illinois. Zelda enjoyed gardening and traveling. She married Marvin O. Johnson in December 1942, and he preceded her in death on January...
Mary Ann Tracy
Sep 5, 2014
Mary Ann Tracy, 82, of Robinson, IL died at 3:30 p.m. on September 5, 2014 at Timber Creek Village in Robinson. She was born June 7, 1932 in Robinson, the daughter of Paul Swaner & Bessie Stevens Swaner. She worked in the Marathon office for 30 years before retirement. After retiring, she became a Longaberger consultant, which she enjoyed...
Marvin Wayne Johnson
Sep 3, 2014
Marvin Wayne Johnson, 70, of Fort Branch, IN, died on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in Evansville, IN. He was born November 18, 1943 in Montgomery Township, the son of Marvin Oscar Johnson & Zelda Naomi Ferguson Johnson. He was a former maintenance planner at Alcoa in Newberg, IN from September 1971-September 11, 2000. He was a member of the...
Gertrude Mccoy
Sep 2, 2014
Gertrude T. McCoy, 86, of Princeton, IN, formerly of Willow Hill, IL, died at 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Deaconess Hospice Center in Evansville, IN. She reunites with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Beach; her husband, Guss Edwin McCoy; her son, Walter McCoy; and her grandson, Randy McCoy. She’s leaving behind 6 sons, Roger, Junior,...
Larry Garrard
Sep 2, 2014
Larry Garrard, 74, of Robinson, died in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born September 27, 1939 in Robinson, the son of Alfred Garrard & Alice Stevens Garrard. He graduated Robinson High School in 1958. A dedicated laborer, Larry was an active member of Labor Local...
Dena Marie Stewart
Aug 31, 2014
Dena Marie Stewart, 72, of Robinson, died at 10:08 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, August 31st at the Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. She was born November 17, 1941 in Elizabethton, TN, the daughter of Asa & Hester Heatherly. She and her husband Dick owned and operated Stewart Security from 1971-1999. Dena also worked many years for Victor-Dana. She...
Janet Lucille Kamplain
Aug 29, 2014
Janet Lucille Kamplain, 62, of Flat Rock, died at 9:44 a.m. on Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born November 4, 1951 in Chillicothe, OH, the daughter of Howard Detty & Margaret Woods Detty. She was a rural mail carrier in Flat Rock for five years. She enjoyed attending her women’s bible...
Linda Jane Parrott
Aug 29, 2014
Linda Jane (Adkisson) Parrott, age 66, of Robinson, Illinois went to join her Heavenly Father on August 29, 2014 at home surrounded by her family, after a three year battle with cancer. She was born on December 7, 1947 in Robinson, the daughter of John and Florence (Crandall) Adkisson of Bellair, IL. She attended Robinson Grade Schools and graduated...
Donnis Leroy Shidler
Aug 27, 2014
Donnis LeRoy Shidler, 71, of Robinson passed away on August 27th, 2014 at 5:18am at his home in Robinson. He was born September 25th, 1942 in Bond Township, the son of Ernest and Lucile (Moore) Shidler. He graduated Oblong High School in the class of 1961. He served in the US Navy from 1961-1965. He worked as a mechanic...
Les Mayhew
Aug 25, 2014
Leslie G. Mayhew, 65, of Robinson, died Monday, August 25th, 2014 at his home in Robinson. He was born April 26, 1949, in Beatrice Nebraska, the son of James and Darlene (Carl) Mayhew. He served in the US Army from 1970-1972. He worked in the oil field and then retired from production at Victor Dana. He married Karla Miller...
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