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Robert Newton Follis

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Robert Newton Follis

Birth
Death
19 Aug 2019 (aged 89)
La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Elkhart, Logan County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Note---only one date on tombstone
US Army 1951-1953
Married to Dorothy C. Smittle on May 9, 1953
LINCOLN - Robert N. Follis, 89, passed away August 19, 2019 at the LaSalle Veterans' Home.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2019, also at the funeral home with Pastor Larry Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Elkhart Cemetery.
Robert was born September 10, 1929, in Paris, the son of John Delmar Follis and Daisy F. (Williams). He married Dorothy C. Smittle on May 4, 1953. She preceded him in death on June 9, 2004.
He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Follis was a production manager for many years, working at Myers Industries in Lincoln, and he was a Real Estate Broker for several years in Bolingbrook.
Surviving are his daughters Patricia (Wayne) Tylka and Elizabeth (John) Downen; six grandchildren and siblings, William M. Follis, Donald E. Follis and James D. Follis.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy; brother, Jack Follis and sister, L. Louise Follis Dike.
Memorial donations may be made to the LaSalle Veterans' Home and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, IL) - August 23, 2019
Note---only one date on tombstone
US Army 1951-1953
Married to Dorothy C. Smittle on May 9, 1953
LINCOLN - Robert N. Follis, 89, passed away August 19, 2019 at the LaSalle Veterans' Home.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2019, also at the funeral home with Pastor Larry Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Elkhart Cemetery.
Robert was born September 10, 1929, in Paris, the son of John Delmar Follis and Daisy F. (Williams). He married Dorothy C. Smittle on May 4, 1953. She preceded him in death on June 9, 2004.
He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Follis was a production manager for many years, working at Myers Industries in Lincoln, and he was a Real Estate Broker for several years in Bolingbrook.
Surviving are his daughters Patricia (Wayne) Tylka and Elizabeth (John) Downen; six grandchildren and siblings, William M. Follis, Donald E. Follis and James D. Follis.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy; brother, Jack Follis and sister, L. Louise Follis Dike.
Memorial donations may be made to the LaSalle Veterans' Home and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, IL) - August 23, 2019


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