Mr. Robinette was born December 21, 1926, on the family farm in the Dyllis Community.
Jim was a United States Army Veteran who served his country during WWII. He was employed at Union Carbide and he retired in 1989 as a station engineer.
He enjoyed raising cattle, working on the family farm and fishing with his late friend, Sam Rose.
He was a member of the Dyllis Baptist Church.
Mr. Robinette was preceded in death by his wife, Marie E. Robinette, by his parents, L.K. and Liza Ward Robinette, by a brother, Dewey H. Robinette and by three sisters; Ruth Rather, Beuna Qualls and Mary Brock.
He is survived by a sister, Edith Browning of Dyllis, by a sister-in-law, Barbara Joyce Brown, who was his caregiver for the past 4 years, and by a nephew who Mr. Robinette considered as a son, Lonnie Buster Hendrickson.
The family will receive friends Sunday, September 14, 2014, between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 pm, at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 8:00 pm, in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Waylon Payne officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held Monday, September 15, 2014, at 11:00 am, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Sharp Funeral Home is serving the Robinette family
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Mr. Robinette was born December 21, 1926, on the family farm in the Dyllis Community.
Jim was a United States Army Veteran who served his country during WWII. He was employed at Union Carbide and he retired in 1989 as a station engineer.
He enjoyed raising cattle, working on the family farm and fishing with his late friend, Sam Rose.
He was a member of the Dyllis Baptist Church.
Mr. Robinette was preceded in death by his wife, Marie E. Robinette, by his parents, L.K. and Liza Ward Robinette, by a brother, Dewey H. Robinette and by three sisters; Ruth Rather, Beuna Qualls and Mary Brock.
He is survived by a sister, Edith Browning of Dyllis, by a sister-in-law, Barbara Joyce Brown, who was his caregiver for the past 4 years, and by a nephew who Mr. Robinette considered as a son, Lonnie Buster Hendrickson.
The family will receive friends Sunday, September 14, 2014, between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 pm, at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 8:00 pm, in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Waylon Payne officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held Monday, September 15, 2014, at 11:00 am, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Sharp Funeral Home is serving the Robinette family
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