Loy Jr. Rich

Loy Rich Jr., 82 of Robinson, IL, died at 3:45 a.m. Monday, December 24, 2007 at Long Term Care Unit of Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born July 16, 1925 in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, Illinois, the son of Loy Rich Sr. and Bertha Elizabeth Bradberry. He was retired from Marathon Oil Co. in 1985 after 37 years of service as an Instrument Technician. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. He was also a member of the Robinson V. F. W. Post #4549 and the South Union Church in rural Flat Rock.Loy married Carol Joyce Hout on October 3, 1948 and she survives. He is also survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Janet K. and Cecil Ray Lockhart, Vincennes, IN; 3 grandsons; 4 great grandchildren; 3 brothers, Harry Rich, Robinson, Leo Rich, Pinkstaff, and Warren Rich, Flat Rock; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Penny Lee Smith; his grandson; and 3 sisters, Doris Staley, Elsie Wesley, and Betty Phillippee.Funeral services will be Friday, December 28th at 2:00 p.m. at the South Union Church, rural Flat Rock, with Jack Cunningham in charge of services. Burial is in the Tohill Cemetery, rural Flat Rock. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27th at the Goodwine Funeral Home in Robinson. Military graveside honors will be conducted by the combined units of the Robinson V. F. W. Post #4549, the Robinson American Legion Post #69, the Flat Rock American Legion Post #132, and the Amvets Post #33. Memorials may be made to the Pine Haven Children’s Ranch with envelopes at the funeral home and the church.