George Robins

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- George William Robins, 73, of Chaffee died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born May 5, 1928, in Palestine, Ark., son of Ullit and Martha Shaford Robins. He and Ersell Hathcock were married July 27, 1989.

Robins retired as a machine operator at Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Joliet, Ill. He was a member of SEMO Beagle Club.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Michael Robins of Auburn, Ga.; a stepson, Lyndell Greenlee of Bullhead, Ark.; four stepdaughters, Bonnie Haney of Chaffee, Melba Valerza of Kankakee, Ill., Martha Berry of Aroma Park, Ill., and Tereasa Clodi of Clifton, Ill.

Also surviving are five sisters, Sue Kent of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Faylene Cantu of Fresno, Calif., Lana Barringar of Princeton, Ill., Anna Givens of Allenville, Mo., Judy Lackey of St. Ann, Ill.; two grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; and five great-stepgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 4 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Kenneth Harp officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, Mo.