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- "The Tomahawk," Wednesday, April 20, 1960
EMERALD G. ROBINSON...
... 71, Route 4, Butler, died unexpectedly Tuesday night at his home.
A native of Johnson county, he was a farmer and member of Little Doe Baptist Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Winnie Robinson; six sons, Elmer and John D. Robinson, Pulaski, Va., Selmer Robinson, Butler, Delmer Robinson, Delware; and Glenn Robinson with the U.S. Navy; six daughters, Mrs. Javy[sic] Fritts, Elizabethton; Mrs. Bonnie Rice, Bristol, Mrs. Leslie Stalcup, Mrs. Edna Kyte, Mrs. Grace Pierce and Mrs. Shirley Norris, all of Butler; one brother, Dewey Robinson, Athens; one sister, Mrs. Mack McQueen, Elizabethton and 27 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the Little Doe Baptist Church on Friday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Guinn Blackburn, Rev. S. D. Hart, and Rev. C. O. Binkley officiating. Burial was in the Rambo cemetery.
Rev. Ben Wood was in charge of the music.
Pallbearers were Ohlan Rambo, Argil Rambo, Kyle and Karl Pleasant, Clarence Cannon, A. J. Stalcup, J. A. Stalcup, Lipford Garland. Flower bearers were neighbors and ladies of the church.
Gentry Funeral Home in charge.
[JAKS Note: Son Ray who was the one from Delaware was omitted from the obit and daughter Mrs. Javy Fritts should read Mrs. Faye Fritts.]
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