Obit: Watseka Times Newspaper ROBERT BUCK, SHELDON FARMER, GOSPEL SINGER, CHURCH ELDER Sheldon--- Robert L. Buck, 83, of Sheldon died Friday (March 25, 1994) at his residence following a short illness. Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. Monday at the Knapp Funeral Home in Sheldon and for one hour prior to the services at the Sheldon Church of Christ which will be held at 1 P. M. tuesday. The Rev. Harold Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the Sheldon Cemetery. Memorial in his name may be made for the Sheldon EMTs and his church. He was born on March 4, 1911 at Milford, the son of Hiram and Nellie Briscoe Buck. Surviving ar his wife, the former Ardene Roberts, who he married June 25, 1939 in Gilman; a son and daughter -in-law, Robert D. and Rhonda Buck of Sheldon; two step-grandsons and wives, Steve and Susan Mianrd of Mahomet and Stan and Connie Minard of Watseka; Two step-grand- daughters and one spouse, Chris and Mark Walton of Watseka, and Cecilia Minard of Carbondale; seven step-great-grandchildren; two sister-in-law and one brother -in-law, Marion and Pat Roberts and Gertrude Roberts all of Gilman; a special niece, Barbara LaReau of Sheldon and several other nieces and nephews. Deceased are his parents, two sisters and a daughter, Nancy. Mr. Buck was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Sheldon Church of Christ and a longtime chairman of the board of elders. A member of the Illinois Fam Bureau, he was a commissinoner of the Eastburn Drainage District and former member of the board of directores for the Volunteer services. Mr. Buck had sung for over 20 years with a gospel quartet in the East Central Illinois and Western Indiana Region. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JeneoBug