Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Robert Allen Myer
Jan 7, 2022
Robert Allen Myer, 70, of Robinson, IL, died January 7, 2022, in the comfort of his home. He was born May 3, 1951, in Robinson, the son of Henry & Daisy (Renchen) Myer. A lifelong resident of Robinson, he was a 1969 graduate of Robinson High School. Seeing as his father was the road commissioner, a young Robert was...
Louise Maxine Teter
Jan 7, 2022
Louise Maxine Teter, 101, of West Union, IL, died Friday, January 7, 2022, in the comfort of her home. She was born June 1, 1920, in West Union, the daughter of Chauncey & Elsie (Wernz) Crow, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Elmer P. Teter on July 7, 1972, and he preceded her in death on...
James A. Lavigne
Jan 3, 2022
James A. "Jim" LaVigne, 50, of West York, IL, died on January 3, 2022, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born on March 17, 1971, in Des Moines, IA, the son of Warren & Janice (Adams) LaVigne-Evans. Though he lived in TX for a short time, he grew up in the Hutsonville area and was a...
Michael E. Fear
Jan 3, 2022
Michael E. Fear, 61, of Oblong, IL, passed away on January 3, 2022, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL, following a brave, hard-fought battle with glioblastoma. He was born September 9, 1960, in Vincennes, IN, the son of Larry Joe Fear & Esther Louise (Wilson) Fear. He grew up in the Oblong area and was a 1979 graduate...
Jack D. Strohm
Jan 3, 2022
Jack D. Strohm, 87, of Goodlettsville, TN passed away on January 3, 2022 at his home. He was born June 9, 1934 in the Wabash River bottom east of West Union, IL to Dean and Olive (Scott) Strohm, the first of 4 children. He was a 1953 graduate of Marshall High School, where he lettered in track and football....
Carl Rolland Robinson, Jr.
Jan 2, 2022
Carl Rolland Robinson, Jr., 85, of West Union, IL, died January 2, 2022, at Twin Lakes Rehab & Healthcare in Paris, IL. He was born on July 1, 1936, in Terre Haute, IN, the son of Carl R. Robinson, Sr. & Goldie (Featherston) Robinson, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his...
Patricia "Pat" Harris
Jan 2, 2022
Patricia "Pat" Harris, 81, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died January 2, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born November 11, 1940, in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Ranliegh & Ruth (Yeager) Bayne, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Jack Edward Harris on June 15, 1957, and he preceded her in death...
Esther Jane Siler
Jan 1, 2022
Esther Jane Siler, 93, of Robinson, IL, died January 1, 2022, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. She was born March 30, 1928, in Lawrenceville, IL, the daughter of Clifford "Shorty" & Ollie (Garrard) Walters, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Don Siler on August 31, 1948, and he preceded her in death on May 20,...
Robert "Bob" Johnson
Dec 30, 2021
Robert "Bob" Johnson, 80, of Robinson, IL, died December 30, 2021, at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson. He was born August 12, 1941, in Carmi, IL, the son of Cecil & Anna May (Parks) Johnson. He grew up in the Lawrenceville and Carmi areas and was a graduate of Carmi High School. He would go on to further his education...
Lois Powden
Dec 29, 2021
Lois Powden, 82, of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson. She was born August 8, 1939, in Visalia, CA, the daughter of Samuel G. & Virginia Pauline (Dalrymple) Spencer, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Wilbur R. "Wib" Powden on November 17, 1966, and he preceded her in death on...
Georgia J. Johnson
Dec 24, 2021
Georgia J. Johnson, 71, of Robinson, IL, passed away on December 24, 2021, at Richland Nursing & Rehab in Olney, IL following a lengthy illness. She was born January 3, 1950, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Howard & Lucinda (Alton) Hodges. She grew up in the Rockford area and was a 1968 graduate of Rockford East High School....
M. Ward Boyd
Dec 24, 2021
M. Ward Boyd, 97, of Robinson, IL, died Friday, December 24, 2021, at Carle Richland Long Term Care in Olney, IL. He was born May 3, 1924, in Robinson, the son of John V. & Myrl (Walters) Boyd, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Deloris Doree Reynolds on August 27, 1944, and she preceded him in...
Walter "Herb" Baker Iii
Dec 24, 2021
Walter "Herb" Baker III, 75, of Eldorado, IL, died December 24, 2021, at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, IL. He was born April 7, 1946, in Junction City, KS, the son of Walter Baker, Jr. & Linnea "DeeDee" (Olson) Baker, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Martha Ann "Marty" Shute on August 24, 1968, and she...
Ray Lavaughn Stephens
Dec 23, 2021
Ray LaVaughn Stephens, 68, of Robinson, IL, died December 23, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born January 4, 1953, in Oblong, IL, the son of Harold O. & Kathryn (Vaughn) Stephens. He grew up in rural Annapolis, IL, and was a 1971 graduate of Robinson High School. On February 19, 1971, he married Rita...
John M. Brashier
Dec 20, 2021
John M. Brashier, 75, of Winslow, IN, died December 20, 2021, in the comfort of his daughter's home in Winslow. He was born February 7, 1946, in Sullivan, IN, the son of Malcolm & Waldolene (Moore) Brashier. He grew up in the Palestine, IL area and was a 1964 graduate of Palestine High School. A week later, he married...
Rose Marie (Tohill) Taggart
Dec 20, 2021
Rose Marie (Tohill) Taggart, 93, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Flat Rock, IL, and Arlington, VA, passed away in Indianapolis on December 20, 2021. She was born December 27, 1927, in Flat Rock, IL, the daughter of Charles & Mary (Magill) Tohill. A quiet, soft-spirited Rose Marie was raised in Flat Rock before moving to Evansville, IN, to attend...
Dinah Jeanne Holmes
Dec 19, 2021
Dinah Jeanne Farrar Holmes, of Hutsonville, Illinois, passed away December 19, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana, from thrombocytopenia due to breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver. She was born at Smoky Hills Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas, on July 12, 1949, to Donald Dow Farrar and Dorothy ("Dottie") Farrar. She spent most of...
Patricia Ann (Collins) Knoblett
Dec 17, 2021
Patricia Ann (Collins) Knoblett, 91, of Robinson, IL, passed on to her Lord and Savior on December 17, 2021, at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. She was born September 13, 1930, in New Albany, IN, the daughter of Clifford C. & Cecil (Ewing) Collins. Over the course of her life, she worked in a number of capacities: she...
Harvey W. "Travis" Jones
Dec 17, 2021
Harvey W. "Travis" Jones, 72, of Paris, IL, formerly of Tacoma, WA, died December 17, 2021, at Paris Community Hospital in Paris, IL. He was born August 7, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH, the son of Herman "Pete" Jones & Naomi "Pearl" (Turner) Frase, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother,...
Ellis O. Parrish
Dec 13, 2021
Ellis O. Parrish, 85, of Mt. Erie, IL, formerly of Hammond, IN, died December 13, 2021, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, IL. He was born December 26, 1935, in Oblong, IL, the son of Elmer Everett & Sylvia Lucille (York) Parrish, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Sylvia...
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