Obituaries

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

Dena Marie Stewart

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

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

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

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

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...

Geneva (Dedrick) Albert

Geneva (Dedrick) Albert

Aug 24, 2014

Geneva (Dedrick) Albert, 91, formerly of Robinson, IL, passed away at 6:58 a.m. Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Zephyrhills Health & Rehab in Zephyrhills, FL. Born in Oblong, IL on August 13, 1923, she was the daughter of Grover Cleveland & Stella (Randolph) Dedrick. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Robinson, IL for over...

Douglas E. Davis

Douglas E. Davis

Aug 22, 2014

Douglas E. Davis, 70 of Casa Grande, AZ, formerly of Robinson and Olney, IL, died unexpectedly at his home August 22, 2014. He was born May 15, 1944 in Highland, IL, the son of Peyton Davis and Lella Reggin Davis. Following high school, he worked for Ozark Airlines until 1967 as a ticket agent. He started Monicals Pizza in...

Iris L. Chapman

Iris L. Chapman

Aug 22, 2014

Iris L. Chapman, 80 of Rockville, IN, formerly of Crawford County, IL died at Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville, IN, Friday, August 22, 2014 after a brief illness. She was born May 28, 1934 in Robinson, IL the daughter of Marion and Helen Love Miller. She graduated from Robinson High School in 1952. Iris worked for Daily Mill and...

Lowdemia Zora Nethery

Lowdemia Zora Nethery

Aug 18, 2014

Lowdemia Zora Nethery, 89, of North Vernon, IN passed away August 18, 2014 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. She was born April 16, 1925 in Old York, IL, the daughter of Clifford “Jack” Daugherty and Helen M. Medeke Daugherty. Lowdemia was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in North Vernon, IN...

Charles Wayne Knoblett

Charles Wayne Knoblett

Aug 18, 2014

Charles Wayne Knoblett, 73, of Robinson, IL died at 11:32 p.m. (EST) on Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born December 1, 1940, in rural Robinson, the son of Charles Knoblett & Helen White Knoblett. Wayne graduated from Robinson High School in the Class of 1959. He proudly served his country...

Mary Jane Delay

Mary Jane Delay

Aug 17, 2014

Mary Jane DeLay, 85, of Atlanta, GA passed away August 17, 2014 at the Hospital in Atlanta. Mary Jane was born in Robinson, IL on September 7, 1928, the daughter of Orly Baker and Marjorie (Fry) Baker. She attended Eastern Illinois University and obtained a teacher’s certificate. She also received her Bachelors and Master’s Degree in Education from Southern...

Lyle V. Stone

Lyle V. Stone

Aug 17, 2014

Lyle V. Stone, 87, of Palestine died August 17th, 2014 at 6:05pm at his home in Palestine. He was born October 25th, 1926 in Knox County, IN, the son of Lyle C. and Fannie (Fields) Stone. He worked at D&S Oils, where he retired as an Owner/Operator. He married Doris G. Unsworth on August 5th, 1949, and she preceded...

James Fuller Hyde

James Fuller Hyde

Aug 16, 2014

James Fuller Hyde, 72 of Palestine, IL, died at Danville Veterans Hospital, August 16, 2014 at 7:45 P.M. He was born February 13, 1942 in Detroit, MI the son of Robert and Edna (Brandenburg) Hyde. Jim was a truck driver and farmer. He also proudly served his country in the Army from 1962 to 1965. He was preceded in...

Dorothy E. Wesner

Dorothy E. Wesner

Aug 12, 2014

Dorothy E. Wesner, 83, of Flat Rock, IL, died at 1:06 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. She was born August 16, 1930, the daughter of Clarence D. & Hallie Lamb. She retired from Victor-Dana in Robinson after several years of service. She was a member of the Flat Rock Christian Church, the Flat Rock American Legion Post Auxiliary,...

Enid Gwendolyn Williamson

Enid Gwendolyn Williamson

Aug 8, 2014

Enid Gwendolyn Williamson, 92, of Robinson, formerly of Hutsonville, passed away Friday evening, August 8, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was the eldest daughter of Jacob Alva Wilson & Ruby May (Higgins) Wilson and was born on a Sunday morning, June 25, 1922 in Montgomery Township near Flat Rock on her mother’s family home...

Margaret Lynn

Margaret Lynn

Aug 6, 2014

Margaret Lynn, 96, of West York, IL died at 2:40 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in the comfort of her home. She was born August 11, 1917 in Greene County, IN, the daughter of Harry LeForge & Martha Floyd LeForge. She attended the Burgoon Baptist Church in Bloomington, IN and the Owensburg Baptist Church in Owensburg, IN....

Dale Poorman

Dale Poorman

Aug 6, 2014

Dale Poorman, 81, of West Union, IL passed away August 6th, 2014 at 10:10am in the comfort of his home. He was born January 29th, 1933, the son of Marion Robert and Areatha Earnestine (Monk) Poorman in York Township. He served his country in the US Army and went on to belong to the American Legion Post #1130. He...

Ruby Hamilton Newbold

Ruby Hamilton Newbold

Aug 6, 2014

Ruby Hamilton Newbold, 77, of Robinson, passed away at 11:30 a.m. August 6, 2014 in the comfort of her home. She was born on September 12, 1936 in Licking Township in Crawford County, the daughter of Perl Lindsey and Florence Newlin Lindsey. Ruby was a past employee of Crawford County State Bank and the RHS cafeteria and was a...

Mildred Hess

Mildred Hess

Aug 5, 2014

Mildred Hess 87, of Robinson, IL, died at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born March 23, 1927, the daughter of William Charles Dunlap and Lilly Snyder Dunlap. Mildred married Glen Hess on May 14, 1948 and he preceded her in death on August 20, 1993. She was...

Eloise Nichols

Eloise Nichols

Aug 3, 2014

Eloise (Williams) Nichols, 92, passed away August 3, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Leavenworth, KS. A time of visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, 2014 at the Prust-Hosch Funeral Home in West Union, IL. The interment will follow at the York Cemetery, York, IL. Eloise was born...