Rose Ella Hill Stone Robinson, 90, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Memphis, Tennessee. A long-time resident of Milton, Florida, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rhodes D. Robinson. She was devoted to her family and is survived by her son, Charles Welborn Stone, Jr. (June) of Escondido, CA; and daughters, Roselyn Stone Maples (Charles) of Danville, AL; and L. Gail Robinson, of Memphis, TN, who was her primary caregiver for over eight years; brother, Robert Hill (Ann) and sister, Evelyn Moultrie (Cois), both of Ft. Walton, FL; two adoring granddaughters -- Gena Smith of Buford, GA, and Donna Hess of Spring Hill, FL; two great-grandsons, Michael and Matthew Hall; and many nephews and nieces.
Her family and numerous friends will long remember Mrs. Robinson for her generosity, her sweet, gentle spirit, her quick wit and ready smile, her quiet and enduring strength, and her steadfast devotion to her family.
Mrs. Robinson was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia on April 4, 1921. She lived in Milton, Florida for over forty years where she taught 4-year Sunday School at Ferris Hill Baptist Church in Milton for over twenty years. She will be buried in the Hill family plot in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate her life and beautiful spirit will take place at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Paulk Funeral Home, 301 South Main Street, Fitzgerald, GA 31750-2989.
Memorials may be sent in her name to the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church Memphis (200 East Parkway North, Memphis, TN 38112); OR to PBS in support of The Lawrence Welk Show (WSRE-TV Foundation 1000 College Boulevard, Pensacola, FL 32504).
Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed, and very dear.