Robert Smallwood

ROBERT SMALLWOOD, 65 OF BROOKPORT, IL FORMERLY OF CARRIER MILLS, IL DIED TUESDAY JANUARY 6, 2009 AT 1:15 AM AT HIS RESIDENCE. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY JANUARY 9, 2009 AT 12 NOON AT THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN METROPOLIS, IL VISITATION WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AFTER 11AM AT THE CHURCH. REV. JOHN TUTHILL AND REV. BAUGHER WILL OFFICIATE. BURIAL WILL BE IN KINGSTON CEMETERY NEAR BROOKPORMETROPOLIS, IL. FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS, IL IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. HE WAS BORN ON MAY 19, 1943 IN CINCINNATTI, OH TO THE LATE CHARLES & VINE (HATFIELD) SMALLWOOD. HE MARRIED GLENDA BURTON ON AUGUST 16, 1996 IN PADUCAH, KY AND SHE SURVIVES. HE WAS A RETIRED TRUCK DRIVER AND MORTICIAN. HE WAS A NAVY VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE: GLENDA SMALLWOOD OF BROOKPORT, IL; 3 STEP-CHILDREN: STEPHANIE (STEVE) SINGER AND JOSEPH (EVA) MARTIN BOTH OF BROOKPORT, IL AND BILLY (REBA) MARTIN JR OF SHAWNEETOWN, IL; 5 SISTERS: MARY (WALTER) REED OF FLORENCE, KY; JUNY (CARL) KENNEDY OF ALEXANDRIA, KY; TONSIE (JOE) DEMINGIS OF ELSMER, KY; AXIE CONLEY OF DAYTON, KY AND JOANN VONWILLOW OF BELLEVIEW, KY; 6 STEP GRANDCHILDREN AND 2 STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A BROTHER: DONNIE SMALLWOOD AND 2 SISTERS: SHIRLEY LITTLE AND MANDY HIZNER.