Rosie Robinson

ROBINSON, Mrs. Rosie - Age 70, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at Providence Hospitial. Family hour 10 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2011 at Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3502 Lapeer Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Marvin A. Jennings, Sr., officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Robinson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd.,and may be viewed from 12Noon - 8p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Rosie Robinson was born February 1, 1941, the second child born of eight children to Mack and Willie Mae (Dixon) Davis. Rosie attended Detroit Public Schools and Wayne State University. She accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church. After retiring from General Motors (engineering), she then moved to Mt. Juliet, TN, where she worked for the state; owned and operated a Travel Agency, was a Real Estate Agent for Re/Max, a world renowned traveler, avid bowler and collector of many dolls. Rosie also enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family, especially her granddaughters. She leaves to cherish her memories: beloved husband, Henry Robinson of Grand Blanc, MI; son, Greg (Neeko) of Grand Blanc, MI; mother, Willie Mae Davis of Flint; granddaughters, Jennifer Hubbard of Newport News, VA and Chane’l Leverette of Grand Blanc, MI; brother, Ollie (Audrey) Davis of Cleveland, OH; sister, Dorothy Chappell of Flint, Bettie Britt of Grand Blanc, MI, Helen Davis, Sylvia Davis and Caroline Davis, all of Flint; uncle, Joshua Dixon of Panama City, FL; goddaughter, Jennifer McDonald of Bloomfield Hills, MI; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives and special friends including the Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church family. Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by her twin daughters, Erica Edwards-Hubbard and Elaine Edwards; father, Mack Davis; sister, Walinda Davis; paternal grandparents, Hanna and Tom Davis; maternal grandparents, Claiborne Dixon and Willie Anna Dixon; uncles, Johnnie, Herman “Jab” and Johnnie; aunts, Pearl Young, Ollie Harold and Lovely Davis; father and mother-in-law; brothers-in-law, Willie and Tommie Robinson; and cousins. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Bouvier and staff, the U of M Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, the staff of Genesys Regional Medical Center for their care of our loved one.

Rosie Robinson

February 1, 1941 - June 10, 2011