Obituaries

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

Betty J. Enlow

Betty J. Enlow

May 16, 2008

Betty J. Enlow, 75, of Vincennes, IN, formerly of Flat Rock, IL, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at 5:05 a.m., E.S.T., at Gentle Care Nursing Home in Vincennes, IN. She was born February 6, 1933 in Flat Rock, the daughter of Clarence and Hallie Myers Lamb. She worked for L.S. Heath and Sons Candy Company before she retired in...

Vicki L Stephens

Vicki L Stephens

May 15, 2008

Vicki Lee 'Meemaw' Stephens, 61, of Robinson, died at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born January 13, 1947 in Biloxi, MS, the daughter of Charles Hoke Sr. and Melba Brewster Hoke. She was a homemaker, a member of the Flat Rock United Methodist Church and the Central Wabash Valley...

Rene' J. Thornton

Rene' J. Thornton

May 10, 2008

Rene' J. Thornton, 76 of Robinson, IL, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Crawford County Convalescent Center in Robinson. He was born August 25, 1931 in New York City, NY. He was a construction worker. He served in the U. S. Army in Germany during the Korean War; was a Lifetime Member of the Robinson V....

Robert B. Mcconnell

Robert B. Mcconnell

May 7, 2008

Robert B. McConnell, 85 of Robinson, died at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at his home after an extended illness. He was born September 4, 1922 in Robinson, the son of Herman R. McConnell and Blanche Churchill McConnell. Bob served in the U. S. Air Force as a navigator, and retired after 40 years of service as a...

Max E Bonnell

Max E Bonnell

May 1, 2008

Max E. Bonnell, 78 of Robinson, IL, died at 8:55 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born October 11, 1929 in Porterville, the son of Guy L. Bonnell and Laura Mitchell Bonnell. He retired from the U. S. Air Force in 1970 after 22 years of service. He was a member and...

Vera L. Weger

Vera L. Weger

Apr 29, 2008

Vera L. Weger, 86 of Robinson, died at Crest View Nursing Center in Vincennes, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 5:57 a.m. (e.s.t.). She was born September 23, 1921 in Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Dewitt Tedford and Goldie Meeks Tedford. She was a homemaker and attended the South Union Church and Dayspring Church.She married Guy E. Weger June...

Carolyn Sue Lipe

Carolyn Sue Lipe

Apr 29, 2008

Carolyn Sue Haught Lipe, 63, of Newton, IL., died at 1:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. She was born July 28, 1944 in Olney, IL, the daughter of Forrest Francis Long and Rosemary E. Greenwood Long. She was a homemaker and a past member of the Palestine Jr. Women’s Club, Palestine,...

Velma Marie Shipman

Velma Marie Shipman

Apr 29, 2008

Velma Marie Shipman, 93, of Robinson, IL, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born October 11, 1914 in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, IL, the daughter of John Michael Kelly and Emma Love Kelly. She was a homemaker.She married Ray Shipman May 22, 1937 and he preceded her in death...

Floyd Louis Franklin

Floyd Louis Franklin

Apr 22, 2008

Floyd Louis Franklin, 73, of Fort White, FL, formerly of Robinson, IL, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the Haven Hospice, Lake City, FL. He was born January 13, 1935 in Bristow, OK, the son of Loyd Franklin and Hazel Peterson Franklin. He served in the U. S. Marines during the Korean War and was a member of the...

Allan Douglas Heath

Allan Douglas Heath

Apr 19, 2008

Longtime Robinson, Illinois resident and prominent business leader, 69-year-old, Allan Douglas Heath, passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona April 19. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Heath was the Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of L. S. Heath and Sons (Heath Candy Company). As was the practice of the Heath family, he learned the business from the ground up, initiating...

Faye "Babb" Loughery

Faye "Babb" Loughery

Apr 19, 2008

Faye 'Babb' Loughery, 82 of Homewood, IL, formerly of Crawford County, IL, died at 12:36 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Manor Care Nursing Center in Homewood, IL. She was born December 24, 1925 in Palestine, the daughter of Ralph Babb and Nell Clark Babb. She was an employee of the Crawford County Clerk’s office for several years,...

Lester Eugene Durbin

Lester Eugene Durbin

Apr 14, 2008

Lester Eugene Durbin, 71 of Palestine, died at 9:58 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson. He was born February 1, 1937 in Atlanta, IL, the son of Casious M. Durbin and Eva Laura Kindred Durbin. He worked in construction, served in the U. S. Marines in Japan, and was a Life Member of...

John F. Mckeighan

John F. Mckeighan

Apr 10, 2008

John F. McKeighan, 86 of rural Robinson, IL, died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born January 6, 1922 in Lawrenceville, the son of Jesse Walker McKeighan and Crystal Ruth Belcher McKeighan. He retired from Marathon Oil Co. in 1980 after over 30 years of service. He and his son,...

Gene Allen Beard,  Sr.

Gene Allen Beard, Sr.

Apr 10, 2008

Gene Allen Beard, Sr., 77 of Robinson, IL, died at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL at 4:32 a.m., Thursday, April 10, 2008. He was born June 30, 1930 in Robinson, the son of Charles A. Beard and Dessa Zinnia O’Dell Beard. He was a retired pipefitter and owned and operated the Jo Dawn Motel in Robinson for 25...

Shirley Ann Reed

Shirley Ann Reed

Apr 10, 2008

Shirley Ann Reed, 72 of Robinson, IL, died at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN at 6:04 p.m. (e. s. t.) Thursday, April 10, 2008. She was born August 29, 1935 in rural Annapolis, IL, the daughter of Orley D. Goodwin and Juanita Malone Goodwin. She was a homemaker and a member and Sunday School teacher at the Dayspring...

Claudine Sparks-Whetstone

Claudine Sparks-Whetstone

Apr 8, 2008

Claudine Mae Sparks-Whetsone, 89 of Russellville, KY, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville. She was born August 23, 1918 in rural Palestine, the daughter of Claude Nethery and Maude Floyd Nethery. She was a homemaker, a member of the Russelville, Kentucky Temple 1st United Methodist Church...

Charles William Cox

Charles William Cox

Apr 8, 2008

Charles William Cox, 84 of Robinson, IL, died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born March 18, 1924 in Hollywood, TN, the son of Charles D. Cox and Mary Ellen Henderson Cox. Charles was a security guard with Stewart Security in Robinson. He served in the U. S. Navy in...

Patricia Carrie Cox

Patricia Carrie Cox

Apr 8, 2008

Patricia 'Patty' Cox, 42, of Robinson, died at home on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. She was born February 1, 1966 at Scott Air Force Base, the daughter of Ernest A. Cox and Fumiyo Higashi Cox. Patty was an avid reader and collected bears. She worked at the Lawrence Crawford Association for Exceptional Citizens from 1985 to...

Almeda L. Mcdaniel

Almeda L. Mcdaniel

Apr 5, 2008

Almeda L. McDaniel, 91 of Palestine, IL, died at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 05, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born February 3, 1917 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Harry W. Miner and Gladys Brush Miner. She was a homemaker and a member of the Palestine First Christian Church.She married Carroll C. McDaniel on January...

Pete Weger

Pete Weger

Apr 3, 2008

Willard O. 'Pete' Weger, 88 of rural Robinson, IL, died at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, April 03, 2008 at the extended care unit of Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born March 6, 1920 in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, IL, the son of Elmer Weger and Zelma A. Goff Weger.Pete married Ruth I. Weger on July 14, 1943...