OBITUARY: Allen R. Kobler
Allen R. Kobler, age 43, of Marion, passed away surrounded by his family at 9:04 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at the home of his mother, Paula.
He was born in Marion on Friday, Nov. 7, 1969, the son of Richard Lee and Paula J. (Frick) Kobler.
Allen attended school in Marion and was a graduate of Marion High School in 1987.
Early in his working career he worked for several of the area's automobile dealerships as a salesman.
For the past 15 years, he has worked for American Coal Company of Galatia, starting in production, and then as a Mine Examiner.
He was known to them by the name of "Peaches."
Allen has been a lifetime member of Zion United Church of Christ of Marion. He also was a member of the Marion Elks Club B.P.O.E. No. 800 and a member of the coal mine fire brigade.
He loved being outdoors taking care of his pool, mowing the yard, washing his vehicles or cutting firewood. Allen loved the many times when his friends and neighbors would gather at his home around the pool, barbecuing, spending time together and just relaxing. He was known as being "An Awesome Uncle" by his nieces. Allen would often pick them up in the mornings before school in his white 1991 corvette for breakfast and taking them on to school. The many memories that have been created will now be cherished by those he leaves behind.
He is survived by his mother, Paula J. Kobler of Marion; sister and brother-in-law, Jeanine and Brad Ragain of Marion; girlfriend, Lori Ledbetter of Marion; two nieces, Hallie and Taylor Ragain both of Marion; four uncles and aunts, Gary and Kathy Kobler, Bill and Cindy Kobler and Keith and Margaret Frick, all of Marion, and Steve and Donna Frick of Russellville, Ark.; other extended family and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, father and aunt, Jane Frick.
Arrangements for Allen R. Kobler were entrusted to Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, 900 N. Court St., Marion.
The funeral service was at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at Zion United Church of Christ, located at 930 West Cherry Street, Marion with the Rev. John Holst presiding. Interment followed in Maplewood Cemetery of Marion.
The time of visitation for family and friends was 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 at the funeral home and resumed at the church at 11 a.m. on Monday until the time of the service.
For those who preferred, memorial contributions were made to "Zion United Church of Christ Memorial Fund" or "Hospice of Southern Illinois." Memorial contribution envelopes were available at the funeral home and the church or were mailed in care of Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, P.O. Box 370, Marion, Ill., 62959.
For additional information, or to leave an online "Condolence of Memory" or to light a "Candle in Memory", please visit our website at www.wilsonmcreynolds.com or call 618-993-2131.