Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Maxine Spence
Jul 9, 2014
Maxine Spence, 89 of Palestine, IL, died unexpectedly at her home Wednesday, July 9, 2014. She was born February 6, 1925 in Hutsonville, IL, the daughter of Matthew McDaniel and Mabel Irene McCain McDaniel. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Palestine Senior Citizens, a member of the Palestine First United Methodist Church, and played piano...
Steven Charles "Stubbie" Dickerson
Jul 5, 2014
Steven Charles 'Stubbie' Dickerson, 58, of Robinson, IL, died at 4:08 p.m. (EST) on July 5, 2014 at the St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He was born December 31, 1955 in Olney, IL, the son of Charles and Margret (Houser) Dickerson. He was raised in a rural Newton, Illinois and graduated from Newton High School. Steve worked for...
Mary Frances Leggitt
Jul 2, 2014
Mary Frances Leggitt, 91, of Robinson died at 9:00 p.m. on July 2, 2014 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville, IL. She was born June 19, 1923 in Sullivan, IN, the daughter of Lewis V. Llewellyn & Effie Mae Marshall Llewellyn. She worked as a bookkeeper at Weber Insurance and Reality. She was a member of the Highland...
Carolyn Mcgahey
Jun 30, 2014
Carolyn McGahey, 82, of Robinson, IL, died June 30, 2014 at 4:58 p.m. (EST) at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. She was born September 24, 1931 in Robinson, the daughter of H.E. Burckhalter & Ruth Burks Burckhalter. Carolyn graduated Robinson High School in the Class of 1949, and went on to graduate from DePauw University, where she was...
Laverne Hubbard
Jun 29, 2014
LaVerne Sylvia Bloomberg Hubbard, 90 of Robinson, died at 1:44 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Magnolia Center in Robinson. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 8, 1924, the daughter of Andrew & Louise Bloomberg. She attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Math degree in 1946. She received the...
Doit Gene Reed
Jun 26, 2014
Doit Gene Reed, 81, of Robinson, died at 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, Illinois. Doit was born January 18, 1933, in Orange Township, IL, the son of David Henry Reed & Muriel Cooper. He married Shirley Ann Goodwin on March 23, 1951. He farmed in the Annapolis area, and was an...
William Robert Mccormick
Jun 25, 2014
William Robert McCormick, 92 of rural Palestine, IL, died at 6:59 a.m. (est) Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born June 2, 1922 in Palestine, the son of Bernard Dillion and Lilly Esther McCormick. Bill was employed at Marathon Oil Co. as a driver, served in the U. S. Navy during WWII...
Olin L. Christine
Jun 24, 2014
Olin L. Christine, 92, of Robinson, passed away June 24th, 2014 at 5:25am at the Heritage Health Nursing Home in Robinson. He was born on February 28th, 1922, the son of Orla and Bessie (Richardson) Christine. He graduated from Robinson High School in the class of 1940. He served in the Army in the Philippines during WWII, and remained...
Patsy Ruth Thompson
Jun 23, 2014
Patsy Ruth Thompson, 77 of Hutsonville, IL, died at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN at 10:36 a.m. (est) Monday, June 23, 2014 after an extended illness. She was born December 18, 1936 in Clark County, IL, the daughter of Foster and Eula Parsons Washburn. Patsy was a dental assistant and had worked for the Hutsonville Herald for several...
Larry Gene Reynolds
Jun 19, 2014
Larry Gene Reynolds, 73, of Robinson passed away at 4:02pm June 19th, 2014 at his home in Robinson. He was born December 15th, 1940 in Robinson, the son of Myron and Marie Reynolds. He was a member of Bethel Christian Church in Kevil, KY. He sold modular homes in business with his father in KY for many years. He...
Randall D. Tracy
Jun 17, 2014
Randall D. Tracy, 61, of Robinson died at 12:39 PM on June 17, 2014. He was born April 12, 1953 in Oblong, Illinois, the son of Lowell D Tracy and Mary K. Dennis. A man who enjoyed his work, he was the president of Tracy Vending Inc., and also worked for Tempco for 21 years. He was involved with...
Morgan Newlin
Jun 14, 2014
Albert Morgan Newlin, 93, of Hutsonville, IL died at 8:28 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born September 11, 1920 in Hutsonville, the son of Albert G. Newlin & Mable Rains Newlin. He was raised in the West Union, IL, area and has lived in the present livestock and grain...
Patricia Jane Tolle
Jun 13, 2014
Patricia Jane Tolle, 74, of Marshall, IL, died at 9:35 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Twin Lakes Nursing Home in Paris, IL. She was born March 24, 1940 in East Chicago, IN, the daughter of Yocum Griffith & Pauline Hayes Griffith. She had worked for Lincolnland Hospice for a time. She is survived by her husband,...
Ruth Weger
Jun 12, 2014
Ruth Weger, 89, of Robinson, died June 12, 2014 at 2:26pm at her home in Robinson. She was born February 15, 1925, in Flat Rock, the daughter of Wilbur L. and Fannie B. (Ridgway) Weger. She graduated Flat Rock High School in 1943. Ruth proudly served as an Election Judge in Porterville for 43 years. She was a member...
Frances E. Lewis
Jun 11, 2014
Frances Elizabeth (Gill) Lewis, 91, of Mattoon, IL, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 5:45 p.m. on June 11, 2014 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. She was born November 16, 1922 in Royalton, IL, the daughter of Huston Otto Gill and Ella (Brimberry) Gill. She was a librarian at Lincoln Trail College for a time...
Carl E. Salee
Jun 9, 2014
Carl Edward Salee, 88, of rural Oblong died at 7:30 p.m. on June 9, 2014 in the comfort of his home. He was born October 3, 1925, in Palestine, IL, the son of Everett Salee & Viola Walters Salee. He proudly served his country for 13 years in the U.S. Army, and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant...
David Lee Roberts
Jun 8, 2014
David Lee Roberts, 72, of Annapolis, passed away at his home with family on June 8th, 2014 at 7:00am after a battle with cancer. He was born April 1st, 1942, in Jasper County, the son of Harley and Bertha Roberts. He retired from the Robinson Township in 2002, where he worked for many years. He served as a referee...
Richard Leroy Shelton
Jun 5, 2014
Richard Leroy Shelton, 68, of Palestine, IL, died on June 5, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born January 12, 1946 in Robinson, the son of Arthur Shelton & Virginia Milburn Rush Shelton. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Richard retired from Ameren after several years of...
Katherine Lynn Correll
Jun 2, 2014
Katherine Lynn Correll, 55, of Hutsonville died June 2nd, 2014 at 2:30 pm at her home in Hutsonville after a battle with cancer. She was born October 6th, 1958, the daughter of George L. and Katherine (Kreisch) Kerr. Katherine was known for her love of birds, gardening, and more importantly her grandchildren. She had previously been employed by Pioneer...
Lisa Michelle O'Dell
Jun 1, 2014
Lisa Michelle O’Dell, 41 of Robinson, IL died unexpectedly at 10:30AM, Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Crawford Memorial Hospital. Autopsy results are pending. She was born August 18, 1972, in Robinson, IL the daughter of Oren O’Dell and Brenda Clements O’Dell. She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Tim O’Dell. She is survived by her...
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