Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Judy Chapman
Apr 1, 2008
Judy Chapman, 68, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Robinson, IL, died April 1, 2008 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born Judith Ann Randolph on May 7, 1939 in Olney, IL, the daughter of Kyle Randolph and Dora Shonk Randolph. She was a Branch Office Administrator for Edward Jones in Robinson for several years. She was...
Virgie M. Smith
Mar 29, 2008
Virgie M. Smith, 93, Robinson, IL died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center. She was born December 16, 1914 in Rush Tower, MO, the daughter of Edward C. McDonald and Maude B. Gibson McDonald. She had worked for Robinson Electronics for many years and retired in 1967. She was a member of Prior...
Max Edwin Conrad
Mar 16, 2008
Max E. Conrad, 89 of Robinson, IL, formerly of Mason City, IL, died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born May 2, 1918 in Hutsonville, IL, the son of Ed Conrad and Pearl McCoy Conrad. Max was Postmaster at Hutsonville for several years. He was a funeral director and graduated from...
Donald "Doc" Inboden
Mar 13, 2008
Donald K. 'Doc' Inboden, 75, of Robinson, IL, died at 10:55 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at his residence. He was born August 1, 1932 in Robinson, IL, the son of Clifford Inboden, Sr. and Mary D. Rich Inboden. His freshman year he attended and played football for Old Miss and then transferred to EIU and played football there....
Arlington "Lowell" Parrott
Mar 12, 2008
Arlington 'Lowell' Parrott, 83, Robinson, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit. He was born February 16, 1925 in Robinson, IL, the son of Arlington 'Arley' Parrott and Elsie 'Ola' Inboden Parrott.He was an electrician for Marathon Oil Company for 37 years. Lowell was a World War II veteran, serving...
Lois M. Pifer
Mar 11, 2008
Lois M. Pifer, 86, of rural Palestine, IL, died at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care Unit, Robinson, IL. She was born on December 14, 1921 in Robinson, the daughter of William A. Wesner and Esther Everingham Wesner. She was a secretaryat the Law Offices of Wesner & Wesner prior to her...
Corbin Bryant Turner
Mar 10, 2008
Corbin Bryant Turner, 18 of Robinson, IL, died March 10, 2008 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. He was born June 28, 1989 in Robinson, the son of Jack N. Turner and Pamela Crump Turner of Robinson. He was a student at Lincoln Trail College and had attended Robinson High School. He attended Dayspring Full Gospel Church in...
Hester Mae Thompson
Mar 9, 2008
Hester Mae Thompson, 89, of Robinson, IL, died at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born February 13, 1919 in Dugger, IN, the daughter of Daniel Leigh and Jennie Wonders Leigh. She was a cook at the Sugar Bowl from 1950 until it closed and then worked at Gallo’s as a...
Birdena Wilson Hardesty
Mar 6, 2008
Birdena Elizabeth Hardesty, 91, of Palestine, IL, died at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center, Robinson after an extended illness. She was born February 12, 1917 in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Raymond C. Wilson and Barbara Ellen Martindale Wilson. She was a member of the Oak Grove Church, Charter member of the Home...
Oscar V. Hensley
Mar 3, 2008
Oscar V. Hensley, 101, of Robinson, IL, died at 4:35 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, Robinson. He was born December 29, 1906 in Yale, KY, the son of George and Lottie Hensley. He was an oilfield laborer and worked at Heath’s. He was a member of the Highland Church of Christ, Robinson.He...
Arthur G. Kessler
Mar 2, 2008
Arthur G. Kessler, 92, of Oblong, IL, formerly of Hardinville, IL, died at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the Ridgeview Care Center, Oblong, IL. He was born August 8, 1915 in Hardinville, IL, the son of Verbie Kessler and Effie Barnett Kessler. He was owner-operator of Kessler Garage in Hardinville for 40 years. He collected antiques and...
Jack Harlen Hires
Feb 28, 2008
Jack Harlen Hires, 50 of Robinson, IL, died at 10:49 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson of an apparent heart attack. He was born June 21, 1957 in Tuscola, IL, the son of Roy Harlen Hires and Rosa D. Orndorff Hires.He was an insulator with Gribbins Insulation for 6 years; a member of the...
Martha F. Pierson
Feb 28, 2008
Martha F. Pierson, 73, of Vincennes, IN, died at 12:50 a.m. (E.S.T.), Thursday, February 28, 2008 in Vincennes, IN. She was born August 22, 1934 in Lawrence County, IL, the daughter of Roy R. Waggoner and Belvie Benson Waggoner. She was a cashier at Hucks and Petro Pantry.She married Marshall D. Pierson on July 18, 1959 and he survives....
Charles F. Sisil
Feb 22, 2008
Charles F. Sisil, 91 of rural Robinson, IL, died at 9:09 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2008 at his home. He was born September 29, 1916 in Lyons, IN, the son of Charles F. Sisil and Hattie Lenore Sisil. He worked for 27 years for Marathon in the maintenance department, was a member of the Robinson Church of the Nazerene,...
Shawn Lynn Lankston
Feb 21, 2008
Shawn Lynn Lankston, 32 of Palestine, IL, died at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2008 at his home. He was born July 3, 1975 in Robinson, IL, the son of Harold 'Gene' Lankston and Debra Hodge Lankston. He was a laborer, served in the U. S. Navy for 2 years, and was a member of the Palestine First Christian...
Charleen Ford
Feb 20, 2008
Charleen Ford, 86, of Murray, KY, formerly of Flat Rock, IL died at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Spring Creek Health Care, Murray, Kentucky. She was born February 20, 1922 in Scott County, MO, the daughter of Charles Jordon and Nora Chumbley Jordan. She was a retired school secretary of the Flat Rock Grade School and...
Clarence J. Bell
Feb 18, 2008
Clarence J. Bell, 93, of Rossville, IL, formerly of Flat Rock, IL died Monday evening, February 18, 2008 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. He was born November 14, 1914 in Stop, KY, the son of Jerry Mitchell Bell and Tishie Ellen Clark Bell. Clarence was a retired Flat Rock area farmer and had farmed in the Rossville area...
George "Bud" Creswell
Feb 12, 2008
Bud Creswell, 79 of Robinson, IL, died at 12:36 a.m. (e. s. t.) Tuesday, Februrary 12, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. He was born June 25,1928 in Palestine, the son of James Creswell and Clotille Mathews Creswell.He worked at the Ellis Mill for 20 years and after that at Stewart Security, retiring in 1999. He served in...
John L. Shoulders
Feb 9, 2008
John L. Shoulders, 65 of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 9:58 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2008 at his home. He was born July 7, 1942 in Lawrenceville , IL , the son of John A. Shoulders and Helen Bearley Shoulders. He was a Laborer and was a member of Local Laborers Union #1280.He married Ann Dixon December 23,...
Myrtle May Tuttle
Feb 7, 2008
Myrtle May Tuttle, 95, of Robinson, IL, died at 3:35 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Lawrence Community Health Center, Bridgeport, IL. She was born December 31, 1912 in Hardinville, IL, the daughter of Pearl Simons and Clara Dunlap Simons. She was a school bus driver. She was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness Church.She married Ed Tuttle December...
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