Sylvia Elliott Robinson, of Russellville, passed away Sunday at Terrace Manor Nursing Home.
Mrs. Sylvia was born November 02, 1929 as a premature baby during the Depression, being small enough to sleep in a sewing machine drawer. After overcoming adversity throughout her life and adapting to blindness, she was one to always find the positive in everything. She was a devout Christian, having attended Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and the Franklin County Cowboy Church. She was a woman of many talents, being a great cook, a songwriter, a great singer, and even an inventor. Mrs. Sylvia loved being a foster grandparent and teaching the children to sing. She was the best mother and grandmother ever, always loving you no matter what. She leaves many wonderful memories for her family.
The visitation will be 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery.
She is preceded in death her husbands, Ira Lee Russell Hamm and Thomas Robinson; children, Anita Holmes and James Ira Hamm; great-grandchild, Bailey Long; parents, Robert Hezzie Elliott and Docia Bradshaw Grimes; siblings: Spencer, Edwin, Fred, Virginia, and Maureen.
Mrs. Sylvia was born November 02, 1929 as a premature baby during the Depression, being small enough to sleep in a sewing machine drawer. After overcoming adversity throughout her life and adapting to blindness, she was one to always find the positive in everything. She was a devout Christian, having attended Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and the Franklin County Cowboy Church. She was a woman of many talents, being a great cook, a songwriter, a great singer, and even an inventor. Mrs. Sylvia loved being a foster grandparent and teaching the children to sing. She was the best mother and grandmother ever, always loving you no matter what. She leaves many wonderful memories for her family.
The visitation will be 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery.
She is preceded in death her husbands, Ira Lee Russell Hamm and Thomas Robinson; children, Anita Holmes and James Ira Hamm; great-grandchild, Bailey Long; parents, Robert Hezzie Elliott and Docia Bradshaw Grimes; siblings: Spencer, Edwin, Fred, Virginia, and Maureen.
Sylvia Elliott Robinson, of Russellville, passed away Sunday at Terrace Manor Nursing Home.
Mrs. Sylvia was born November 02, 1929 as a premature baby during the Depression, being small enough to sleep in a sewing machine drawer. After overcoming adversity throughout her life and adapting to blindness, she was one to always find the positive in everything. She was a devout Christian, having attended Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and the Franklin County Cowboy Church. She was a woman of many talents, being a great cook, a songwriter, a great singer, and even an inventor. Mrs. Sylvia loved being a foster grandparent and teaching the children to sing. She was the best mother and grandmother ever, always loving you no matter what. She leaves many wonderful memories for her family.
The visitation will be 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery.
She is preceded in death her husbands, Ira Lee Russell Hamm and Thomas Robinson; children, Anita Holmes and James Ira Hamm; great-grandchild, Bailey Long; parents, Robert Hezzie Elliott and Docia Bradshaw Grimes; siblings: Spencer, Edwin, Fred, Virginia, and Maureen.
Mrs. Sylvia was born November 02, 1929 as a premature baby during the Depression, being small enough to sleep in a sewing machine drawer. After overcoming adversity throughout her life and adapting to blindness, she was one to always find the positive in everything. She was a devout Christian, having attended Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and the Franklin County Cowboy Church. She was a woman of many talents, being a great cook, a songwriter, a great singer, and even an inventor. Mrs. Sylvia loved being a foster grandparent and teaching the children to sing. She was the best mother and grandmother ever, always loving you no matter what. She leaves many wonderful memories for her family.
The visitation will be 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery.
She is preceded in death her husbands, Ira Lee Russell Hamm and Thomas Robinson; children, Anita Holmes and James Ira Hamm; great-grandchild, Bailey Long; parents, Robert Hezzie Elliott and Docia Bradshaw Grimes; siblings: Spencer, Edwin, Fred, Virginia, and Maureen.
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