Robert Shasteen

Robert Clifton “Bob” Shasteen, 82, of Sullivan passed away 7:47 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Mattoon Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Hope World Wide: Champaign Church of Christ 1509 W. John St. Champaign, IL 61821.
Bob was born January 13, 1937, in Sullivan; the son of Gale O. and Fern (Goodwin) Shasteen. He married Gloria Davis on April 18, 1959 in Sullivan; she survives. Bob served in the United States Army in the Paratrooper 82nd Airborne Division. He retired from USI in Tuscola after working for 36 years as a Chemical Analyst. He was a member of the Champaign Church of Christ. Bob enjoyed the outdoors and especially loved hunting and fishing.
Bob is survived by his wife Gloria of Sullivan; daughter, Linda (Carlos) Sevilla of Hartford, CT; foster-son, Danny (Jenny) Booker of Beaver Dam, WI; grandchildren, Jessica (Joshua) Singh, Jennifer Shasteen, Jason Shasteen, Marcelo Sevilla, Carlos G. Sevilla, Emilia Sevilla, Raquel (Kalyan Chakravarthy) Sevilla, Christopher Booker and Andrew Booker; great-granddaughter, Sada Chakravarthy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 son, Perry Shasteen and 1 sister Janice Walgamot.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com