Johnnie NellRobinson

Johnnie Nell Robinson, 96, of Greenville, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Harrison House.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Gordon Grammer officiating.  Interment will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.  Visitation will be Saturday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mrs. Robinson was born in Celeste, Texas on June 10, 1916.  She was the daughter of John Edward Williams and Eura Nell Bickham Williams.  She married Homer Reed “Tot” Robinson on July 1, 1950 in Durant, Oklahoma.  Before marrying, she was a telephone operator and bank teller in Celeste.  After she married, she was a homemaker and full time mother.  Mrs. Robinson was a long time member of Southside Church of Christ.

Survivors include her son, Norman Robinson and wife, Cecelia of Greenville; daughter, Karen Kingsley and husband, John of Hurst; grandchildren, Christopher Kingsley, Matthew Kingsley, Daniel Robinson, Philip Robinson and Rebecca Robinson; and great-grandchild, Brooklynn Robinson.  She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and sisters, Anna V. Hudson and Norma Faye Pickard.

Pallbearers will be Christopher Kingsley, Matthew Kingsley, Daniel Robinson, Philip Robinson, Larry Davis and Ray Hicks. 

The family would like to express appreciation to the staff of Harrison House and Vitas Hospice for their compassionate, loving care of our mother during her illness.