Obituaries

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

Donna Marie Thomas

Donna Marie Thomas

Jul 20, 2015

Donna Marie Thomas, 67 of Robinson, IL, died at 9:51pm e.s.t. Monday, July 20, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born September 19, 1947 in Iola, KS, the daughter of Glenn E. Sanders and Doris E. Treadway. She was preceded in death by her father and two sisters, Jeanie Sawyer and Glenda Eileen Jefferson. She...

Dorothy "Dottie" Shelton

Dorothy "Dottie" Shelton

Jul 19, 2015

Dorothy Margaret “Dottie” (O’Bar) Shelton, 78 of West York, IL, died at 7:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. She was born August 9, 1936 in Coweta, OK, the daughter of T. Kenneth O’Bar & Iva M. (Beeman) O’Bar, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by four...

Larry Dale Shipman

Larry Dale Shipman

Jul 16, 2015

Larry Dale Shipman, 79, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:09 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL, following a massive heart attack. He was born July 24, 1935 in Robinson, the son of Rueben and Gertie (Rich) Shipman. He was preceded in death by a baby brother, Albert, his grandparents, parents, many aunts, uncles,...

Donna Dugan

Donna Dugan

Jul 14, 2015

Donna Dugan, 79, of Palestine, IL, died at 10:18 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Heritage Health in Robinson, IL. She was born March 28, 1936 in La Porte, IN, the daughter of Bruno & Helen Dobbs. Donna married Donald Dugan on February 26, 1953, and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2015. She was also...

Michael L. Brenton

Michael L. Brenton

Jul 13, 2015

Michael L. Brenton, 49, of Claremont, IL, died at 4:41 p.m. on July 13, 2015 in rural Stoy, IL. He was born September 16, 1965 in Robinson, IL, the son of Jackie Lee & Angie (McIntosh) Brenton He married Amber Benefield Pitts on June 20, 2014 and she survives. He is also survived by his mother & step-father, Angie...

Harold L. Dunlap

Harold L. Dunlap

Jul 10, 2015

Harold L. Dunlap, 63, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 5:33 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015 in the comfort of his home following a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was born October 24, 1951 in Birds, IL, the son of Wilbur Dunlap & Dorothy Kent Dunlap, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death...

Larry Don Waldrop

Larry Don Waldrop

Jul 9, 2015

Larry Don Waldrop, 75, of Robinson, IL died at 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born January 11, 1940 in Chauncey, IL, the son of Herman Joseph Waldrop & Ruby Fern Hanson. He married Rheta Reinoehl on June 25th, 1960, and she preceded him in death on July 14,...

Anita Rich

Anita Rich

Jul 5, 2015

Anita Fern Rich, 81, of Robinson, IL, died at 6:10 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Heritage Health in Robinson, IL. She was born January 20, 1934 in Honey Creek Township in Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Lester R. Rich & Elizabeth E. Rush Rich, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by...

Les Carter

Les Carter

Jul 4, 2015

Leslie “Les” Carter, 73, of rural Flat Rock died at 11:09 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was born November 30, 1941 in Mt. Erie, IL, the son of Leslie & Ornetta Barnhart Carter, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother Darrel Carter and by...

Barbara R. Pleasant

Barbara R. Pleasant

Jun 30, 2015

Barbara R. Pleasant, 75, of Robinson, IL, died at 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL. She was born November 14, 1939 in Martinsville, IL, the daughter of Russell W. Calvert & Flara Misner Calvert. She married Roger D. Pleasant on April 12, 1959 and he survives. She is also survived by her...

Jane Ann Bryan

Jane Ann Bryan

Jun 30, 2015

Jane Ann Bryan, 55, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 5:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born August 10, 1959 in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of John William Carver & Marilyn Sue Clark Carver, both of whom preceded her in death. Janie is survived by...

David J. Allison

David J. Allison

Jun 29, 2015

David J. Allison, 63, passed away on June 29, 2015 in Denver, where he had lived and worked as a paralegal for over two decades. David grew up in Elburn, IL with his family and a menagerie of pets, including dogs, cats, a pony, monkeys, reptiles, fishes, and other exotic creatures. He graduated from Kaneland High School in 1969...

William Lee Snyder

William Lee Snyder

Jun 29, 2015

William Lee Snyder, 72, of Palestine, IL, died at 9:17 a.m. on Monday, June 29, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was born November 12, 1942 in his grandparents’ home in Stoy, IL, the son of James William Snyder & Maxine Matthews Snyder. Bill married Sheila Rose Watts on December 29, 1963, and she preceded him in...

John Edward Weger

John Edward Weger

Jun 26, 2015

John Edward Weger, 92, of Flat Rock, IL, died at 9:24 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Riva Ridge Memory Care in Leander, TX. He was born January 19, 1923 in Birds, IL, the son of Virgil “Lyle” Weger & Maggie McKeown Weger. He married Wanda Rose Love on October 18, 1946, and she survives. He is also...

Brad "Tattoo" Koehler

Brad "Tattoo" Koehler

Jun 25, 2015

John Bradley 'Tattoo' Koehler, 59, of Olney, IL, died at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was born November 25, 1955 in Springfield, IL, the son of John N. Koehler & Melba Wyzard Koehler. He is survived by his father, John N. Koehler (Quincy, IL); his son & daughter-in-law, Jason Bradley...

Dennis Daugherty

Dennis Daugherty

Jun 20, 2015

Dennis Daugherty, 88, of West Union, IL, died on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in the comfort of his home with his loving wife of 68 years and children at his bedside. He was born May 31, 1927, the son of Neal Daugherty & Lola (Dennon) Daugherty. Dennis served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II on...

Jackie Willard Montgomery

Jackie Willard Montgomery

Jun 17, 2015

Jackie Willard Montgomery, 82, of Placentia, CA, died on June 17, 2015 in Placentia. He was born September 29, 1932 in rural Flat Rock, IL, the son of Willard Montgomery & Grace (Johnson) Montgomery, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Hugh, John, Randall, Paul, and Robert 'Bob' Montgomery; and by his...

Onnie E. Walters

Onnie E. Walters

Jun 17, 2015

Onnie E. Walters died in the early morning on June 17, 2015, at Heritage Health, Robinson, Illinois. She was born on December 30, 1922, in Hanson, Kentucky to Virgil and Ila Bowles. She moved to Evansville, Indiana, in 1948, and worked for the Swift Company. In 1961 she moved to Robinson, Illinois, where she worked for Victor-Dana Corporation until...

Kimberly Ann Zink

Kimberly Ann Zink

Jun 16, 2015

Kimberly Ann Zink, 51, of Robinson, IL, died at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes after many bouts with cancer. She was born September 18, 1963 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Nancy Clay Rich Stewart, who survives. She is also survived by her husband, Danny Zink, who she married...

Charleen Roy

Charleen Roy

Jun 15, 2015

Charleen Roy, 50, of Robinson, IL, died Monday, June 15, 2015 in Hot Springs, AR. She was born July 16, 1964 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Charles Roy & Wilma Dean Kent, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her best friend and partner, Jeffrey Davis (Robinson, IL); her sons Robert & wife Kasey Latta...