Obituary of Richard Robinson

MARION, VIRGINIA: RICHARD CONLEY ROBINSON, age 87, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Francis Marion Manor in Marion, Virginia. He was a dedicated life time member of the First United Methodist Church. Richard served proudly during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was a charter and lifetime member of Marion VFW Post #4667. He was also a very active supporter of the Smyth County Historical Society. Richard is survived by his wife, Lois Sage Robinson; sisters, Betty Ann Slemp and husband, Harold, Thelma Kate Mathena and husband, Don, Eleanor Gay Martin and husband, Don, all of Marion, Virginia; brother, Walter R. Robinson of Salem, Virginia; sisters-in-law, Nina Blessing of Wytheville, Virginia, Clara Hodge and husband, Wallace, Maude Clyburn, Lauretta Smith and husband, June all of Rural Retreat, Virginia and Nancy Byrd Robinson of Roanoke, Virginia; brother-in-law, James Porter Sage and wife, Eleanor, of Rural Retreat, Virginia; and several special nieces and nephews. Graveside Services will be held Friday, October 5, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Jonathan Jonas officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by Marion VFW Post #4667. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to Smyth County Historical Society, P.O. Box 710, Marion, VA 24354 or VFW Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 767, Marion VA 24354. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Robinson Family.