Buddy Lee Romine

Buddy Lee Romine, age 86 of Ashland, IL passed away at 7:34 pm on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, IL. He was born on November 16, 1930 in Macomb, IL the son of Herbert and Anne (Teel) Romine. On September 4, 1955 he married Barbara Skiles in Macomb. She survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Sue (and Preston) McKinnon of Murrayville, IL and Jodie Romine of Jacksonville, IL, two sons, Brian (and Susan Holt) Romine of Florissant, MO and Eric (and Michelle Cox) Romine of Ashland, one grandson Philip (and Britany Kimbro) McKinnon of Jacksonville, IL, two great-grandchildren, Bailey Noel and Paxton Elliot McKinnon, an honorary grandson, Brett (and Misty) Spencer, an honorary great-granddaughter Claire Josephine Spencer, two sisters, Mary Bowser of Wheeling, WV and Sheila Doyle of Macomb, IL, and one brother Terry (and Kay) Romine of Wheeling, WV.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Anne (Teel) Romine-Caldwell, his step-mother Marge Hillyer-Romine, and a sister Wanda Romine Doring.

Bud was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, stationed in Okinawa, Japan, serving for 4 years. He then retired from the Army National Guard after 34 years of service at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, IL where he served in the 3637th Maintenance Co. and the 232nd S and S Battalion.

He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. His hobby was tinkering around and he enjoyed helping out on the family farm in rural Browning, IL.

Bud was a patriot and he loved his country.

Services will be held on Monday, September 18th at 11:00 am at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, IL. Pastor Bob Kerr will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in the Ridgeville Cemetery, Browning, IL with full military rites provided by the Astoria American Legion Post #25. Memorials in Bud's memory may be made to the Astoria American Legion or the Holy Pursuit Dream Foundation, who provide once in a lifetime hunting and fishing experiences for wounded soldiers.