ROBINSON, John LeRoy 'Bud'

ROBINSON, WALKER, SHAY, INSLEY, HARVEY, JOHNSTONE, YOUNG

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/28/2008 at 18:35:14

"The Fairfield Ledger", Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Page 8

ROBINSON, J. LeRoy -- J. LeRoy ROBINSON, 67, of Nixa, Mo., formerly of Douds, died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds.

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"The Fairfield Ledger", Thursday, July 24, 2008, Page 10

ROBINSON, John LeRoy 'Bud' -- John LeRoy "Bud" ROBINSON, 67, of Nixa, Mo., formerly of Douds, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds. Burial will be in Leando Cemetery, Douds.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Greenlawn Funeral Home, South, 441 Battlefield, Springfield, Mo., and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home, with the family present.

Memorials to American Cancer Society may be left at either funeral home or mailed to the family at 1512 S. Main St., Nixa, MO 65714.

Mr. ROBINSON was born Dec, 31, 1940, in Keosauqua, the son of John Louis and Josephine ROBINSON. He married Patricia K. WALKER Sept. 2, 1989.

Mr. ROBINSON graduated from Douds High School and attended Parsons College in Fairfield. He was superintendent of Douds Stone Inc. Douds mine for many years and was a salesman for Horton Supply Co. in Missouri.

He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles in Ozark, Mo.

He was a religious and spiritual person.

Survivors include his wife; his parents of Goreville, Ill.; his children and their spouses, Denise and Rusty SHAY of Kansas City, Mo., Carla and Ray INSLEY of Tallahassee, Fla., Carmen and Lyle HARVEY of Lockridge and Jared and Jason ROBINSON of Douds; his stepchildren and their spouses, Todd JOHNSTONE of Oskaloosa, Kevin and Vicky JOHNSTONE of Ottumwa and Daniel JOHNSTONE of Coralville; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Louie ROBINSON of Goreville, Ill.; and one sister, Janet YOUNG of Goreville, Ill.

He was preceded in death by a baby daughter, Dawn Renee ROBINSON.

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