Grandpa Rpbbie....

Its been so long since Ive posted anything.. I guess Ive been avoiding it since Grandpa passed away because somehow talking about it, posting on facebook about it or even blogging makes it real to me..

In case you didnt know, my grandfather Maurice D Robinson passed away suddenly

M.D. “Curly” Robinson, 79, of Parsons died at 3:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Labette Health. He had been in his usu...al health and death was not expected.

He was born Oct. 12, 1930, in Columbus to James C. Robinson Sr. and Iva Cleo (Farnsworth) Robinson. He attended grade school at Hallowell and was a high school graduate of Cherokee County Community High School.

He married Jo Ann L. Cormeny on July 2, 1950, in Eureka Springs, Ark. In 1951, they moved to Parsons, where he was employed by the MKT Railroad. In 1988, they moved to Little Rock, Ark., where he continued his employment with the Union Pacific Railroad. Following his retirement in 1992, the couple returned to Parsons, where they have lived since.

He was a member of First Christian Church in Parsons and the Parsons Masonic Lodge No. 117, A.F. & A.M., where in 1962 he served as past master. He enjoyed fishing on a daily basis and was a diehard cat fisherman at Lake McKinley. He also enjoyed gardening and mowing his lawn.

Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Robinson of the home in Parsons; a son, Ron Robinson, and his wife, Teresa, of Mound Valley; four grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; two brothers, James Robinson of Hallowell and Gene Robinson of Parsons; and two sisters, his twin sister, Maurine Lanz of Lamar, Mo., and Juanita Walker of Parsons.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Neil; a sister, Lois Kirk; and a great-granddaughter, Chloe Nichelle Robinson.

The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Parsons. Friends may call at their convenience after 1 p.m. today at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.



I didnt get to go home for the funeral so Ari and I are traveling home to see everyone in late April. Please be in prayer for my grandmother, and my father and us all as we deal with losing a very great man....


Michelle