Robert Ben Klevorn, 81, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 9:39 P.M. on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Robert was born on Sunday, October 11, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois the son of the late Bernard “Ben” and Vera (Wisniewski) Klevorn.  He married Annalee Veatch on October 2, 1954 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Surviving family members include her wife: Annalee Klevorn of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; daughter: Cindy Sloan and husband John of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; son: Robert Michael Klevorn of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 3 grandchildren: Daniel Lee Klevorn of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Matthew Paul Sloan of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and david Andrew Sloan and wife Sara of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; great grandson: Ayden Thomas Sloan of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; sister: Mary Ann Klevorn of San Antonio, Texas; several nieces and nephews also survive. His parents and two sisters: Ada Liade Keller and Bernice Seely preceded him in death.    Robert was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War serving from August 15, 1952 to August 13, 1954 with Company "C" 439th Engineering Battalion. Following his military service he was an assembly man at the Mt. Vernon Stove Foundry until retiring and later worked as janitor at St. Mary School in Mt. Vernon. He was also a member of St. Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.    FUNERAL MASS: will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at St. Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The Very Reverend Father John Iffert. VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Rosary Service will be held a t7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. INTERMENT: St. Mary Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Members of Mt. Vernon American Legion Post #141 will conduct Full Military Honors at the cemetery. For those who wish, memorials may be given to St. Mary School and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.