Obituary of Chester O RICH, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire This obituary was 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. Transcribed by Dan Weger. Chester O. Rich (11/4/1980) Chester O. Rich, 69, Flat Rock, died Monday morning at Crawford Memorial Hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack. Retired from Marathon after 35 years service, he was a member of South Union United Methodist Church and Flat Rock Masonic Lodge No. 348. Surviving are his wife Martha; two sons, Billy Wayne Rich, Flat Rock, and Jeffery Rich, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Jim (Nancy) Clay, Mrs. Wayne (Alice Ann) Tennyson, and Mrs. Earl (Peggy) Garrard, all of Flat Rock; 10 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; a brother, O.J. Rich, Flat Rock; and two sisters, Chloe Weger, Birds, and Edith Butcher, Flat Rock. Mr. Rich was predeceased by his parents, Isaiah and Tyrena Parker Rich; a brother, William Rich; and three sisters, Bessie Weger, Lotus Midgett, Lottie Butcher; and a daughter, Christine Rich. Funeral services will be conducted at South Union Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Dick Chapman officiating. Interment will follow in Tohill Cemetery. Friends may call at Goodwine-Bond Funeral Home, Flat Rock, from 2 to 9 p.m. today and until time of service Wednesday. Masonic services will be held by Flat Rock Masonic Lodge No. 348 at 7 p.m. tonight. The family suggests that honorariums be made to the South Union Methodist Church. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Jim Admire