Obituaries, Page 8

Transcribed by Dan Weger.

These obituaries were copied from the collection located at the Robinson Public Library. The obituaries themselves are usually not dated. Whoever made the collection has written down the dates by hand. The source of the obituary (i.e. which newspaper) is also not included.

Obituary of Ralph ALLISON, published in The Robinson Argus, 20 Apr 1967.
   Ralph Allison, 69, Flat Rock, died Friday at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
   Surviving are his wife, Lillie; one daughter, Mrs. Ralph Ducille Aten, Oblong, Route 2; one son, L. E. Allison, Clay City; two sisters, Mrs. Percy Higgans, Lawrenceville, Mrs. Elmus Weger, Sapulpa, Okla.; one brother, Earl Allison, Waterford, Pennsylvania. Also surviving are five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
   Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Flat Rock with Rev. Jerry Steffy officiating. Burial was in the Jones Cemetery.

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Obituary of Lorre E. ALLISON, published in The Robinson Argus, 1 Apr 1982.
Lorre E. Allison, 63, Clay City, formerly of Crawford County, died Wednesday, March 24, at Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney.
   Born in Crawford County October 27, 1918, son of Randolph and Lillie B. Allison, he was a retired pumper for Juniper Oil Corp., a veteran of World War II, member of Olney VFW and a member of the First Baptist Church, Clay City.
   Surviving are his mother, Lillie Allison, Flat Rock; his wife, Norma K. Wagoner Allison, Clay City; one son, Stephen E. Allison, Cooksville; one daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim (Judith) White, Cooksville; three grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ralph (Ducile) Aten, Oblong.
   Funeral services were conducted Saturday, at Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City with interment in Clay City Cemetery where military graveside services were conducted.

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Obituary of Flora (BIGGS) PING, published in The Robinson Argus, 9 Apr 1987.
   Flora Ping, 90, rural Oblong, died Tuesday, March 31, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital.
   Born in Crawford County January 29, 1897, she was a daughter of Levi Martin and Arminta Charlotte Weck Biggs. She was a member of Bellair Church of Christ.
   On January 30, 1917 she married Olan Ping and he died September 6, 1959. Also preceding her in death were three brothers; two sisters, and her parents.
   Surviving are a son, Kenneth Ping, Oblong; a brother, Perry Biggs, Oblong; two granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.
   Funeral services were held Thursday, April 2, at Pulliam Funeral Home in Oblong. Brother James Rue officiated. Burial was in Harmony Cemetery, northwest of Oblong.

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Obituary of Steven B. LITTLEJOHN, published in The Robinson Argus, 9 Apr 1987.
Steven B. Littlejohn, 21, rural Robinson, died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident in Lawrence County Monday, April 6, about 10:30 pm.
   Born in Robinson, October 9, 1965, he was a son of Robert D. and Delilah Johnson Littlejohn. He was a graduate of Robinson High School, class of 1984.
   Surviving are his parents, who reside in Robinson; his grandmother, Hazel Hornbeck, Robinson; two brothers, Robert D. and Charles Littlejohn, both of Robinson; three sisters, Mrs. Ronnie (Brenda) Neeley, and Mrs. Gary (Diana) Treat, both of Robinson and Teresa Littlejohn, Flat Rock, and several nieces and nephews.
   Funeral services will be held Friday, April 10, at 2 pm. at Pulliam Funeral Home in Robinson with Rev. John Conover officiating. Burial will be in Robinson New Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 pm. this evening, and until service time on Friday.

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Obituary of Harriett (FORD) WINEMAN, published in The Robinson Argus, 27 Nov 1930.
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Harriett Wineman
   Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Harriett Wineman, 77, of Flat Rock, at the Baptist church of that city, with Rev. Sol Sprague officiating. Burial was made in the Good Hope cemetery.
   The aged woman died the previous Thursday after an illness of ten days of uremic poisoning.
   Surviving her death are her children; John Lee Ford of St. Louis; Mrs. Lena Simons, Robinson; Wm. P. Wineman, Flat Rock; Mrs. Sarah Lavelle, Vincennes; Mrs. Emma Weger, Flat Rock, who is spending the winter in Florida; Mrs. Julia Reutenshire, Flat Rock; Mrs. Lula Fields, Ohio; and Mrs. Anna Weger of Lawrenceville, and one sister, Mrs. Lavina Fuson, of Charleston.

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Obituary of Mrs. Frank FROST, published in The Robinson Argus, 27 Nov 1930.
Funeral Services Held
   Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Victor Chapel for Mrs. Frank Frost. Burial was made in the New Hebron cemetery. Mrs. Frost died the previous Sunday at the age of 67.

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Obituary of Isaiah RICH, published in The Robinson Argus, 23 Jan 1936.
Funeral Held Tuesday for Isaiah Rich
   Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Union Church for Isaiah Rich, 72, who died suddenly Sunday evening at his home from heart trouble. Rev. W. O. Stonebraker, of Birds, pastor of the church, conducted the services and burial was made in the cemetery nearby.


   Mr. Rich was well known throughout the county, having been a tax assessor for many years. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Howard Weger and Mrs. Harry Weger of Birds, Mrs. William Midgett of Flat Rock, and Mrs. Earl Butcher of Union vicinity, and by four sons, Chester, with whom the deceased made his home, William of Eldorado, Kansas, and Orville of Robinson.

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Obituary of Mrs. Isabel SAGER, published in The Robinson Argus, 23 Jan 1936.
Services Held Friday for Mrs. Isabel Sager
   Funeral services for Mrs. Isabel Sager were held Friday afternoon at Swearingen Chapel with Rev. L. F. Vise officating. Interment was made in the new Robinson cemetery.
   Mrs. Sager died at her home on South Jackson Street in Robinson Wednesday noon of last week. She was 91 years of age. Surviving are three children, Mrs. L. A. Magill of Harrisburg, Mrs. Frank McTaggart of Robinson vicinity, and H. B. Sager also of Robinson vicinity.

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Obituary of Mrs. Marie McCOLPIN, published in The Robinson Argus, 28 Sep 1950.
   Funeral services for Mrs. Marie McColpin, 37, Noble, former Crawford County resident were held in Lawrenceville, Sept. 19. The family has resided in Noble for the past seven years, moving there from this county, the Olney Daily Mail reported.
   She is survived by her husband, Jasper; four children, Betty Ann, Norma Jean, Carole Marie, and Larry Don, all at home; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Carson, of Vincennes, Ind.

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Obituary of Mrs. Jane NEWMAN, published in The Robinson Argus, 5 Jun 1958.
   Mrs. Jane Newman, 97, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Julia Sloan of Oblong at 6:50 a.m. Sunday.
   Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Hardinville with Rev. W. O. Beard officiating, assisted by the Rev. Dayton Cross. Mrs. Newman was the last of charter members of the church. Burial was in the Hardinville cemetery.
   Survivors are two daughters; Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Ethel Mundhenk, both of Oblong, and one son, Lester Newman, Colorado Springs, Colo.; ten grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchildren and fourteen great-great-grandchildren.

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