Mrs. Pearl Mae Robbs

ROBBS, Mrs. Pearl Mae - Age 78, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Robbs will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, 5710 N. Saginaw St. Pearl Mae “Pudding” Robbs was born January 2, 1942, in Grenada, Mississippi. The daughter of Edward and Lucy Jones. The family moved to Flint, Michigan when she was five years old. She attended Flint Northern High School graduating in 1961. Pearl was united in Holy matrimony on February 18, 1961 to Evangelist Harold Maxwell Robbs. From that union they had four children, Harold Jr., Pearlie (Precious), Jennifer and Kimberly. Pearl retired from Hurley Medical Center in 2002. She resided in Flint until 2016 when she moved to Byron Center, MI. Pearl Mae Robbs accepted Christ as her personal savior at an early age. Prior to moving to the Grand Rapids area, she was a member of Christ Fellowship and then St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church (Rev. Michael Pettigrew Pastor). In 2016, she moved to the Grand Rapids area and later became a member of New Hope Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend, Dr. Howard Earle Jr. While living in Grand Rapids she made many friends. She loved her family, traveling with her sisters, shopping for clothes and shoes as she celebrated life to the fullest. Pearl Mae Robbs leaves to cherish her memory: son, Harold Jr. (Sharon) Robbs of Austin, TX; two daughters, Jennifer Robbs of Flint and Kimberly (Jermaine) Reese of Byron Center, MI; granddaughter, Kayla Robbs; grandson, Nehemiah Moore; great-granddaughters, Payton Williams and Phoenix Payton, all of Flint; brothers, Alvin (Vanear) Jones of Mt. Morris, MI, Edward Jones of Flint, sisters, Elizabeth Martin, Clara (Wiley) Viverette, all of Brunswick, GA, Gestine (Willie) Brown of Fort Mill, SC; brothers-in-law, Richard Robbs of Ann Arbor, MI and George (Carol) Robbs of San Diego, CA; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Jones of Flint, Paula Jones of Charlotte, NC, Paula Collier of Calabasas, CA, Liseth Jones of Millington, TN, Anna Jones of Antioch TN, Renee Jones of Plano TX, Betty Garrett of Flint and Toshiko Robbs of Oxnard, CA; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including special friends, Mildred Kilgore and Mae Black. Pearl was preceded in death by her husband, Evangelist Harold Maxwell Robbs Sr.; daughter, Pearlie “Precious” Robbs; parents, Edward and Lucy Jones; brothers, Robert Jones, Russell Jones, Harrison Jones, Clark Jones, Hervey Jones, Thurman Jones and Ken Jones; special friends, Beverly Miller and Jeffie Cummings.

Mrs. Pearl Mae Robbs

January 2, 1942 - June 23, 2020