Mildred Robinson

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mildred Robinson, 92, of Sikeston died Saturday, March 1, 2003.

She was born Feb. 4, 1911, in Meadowview, Va., daughter of Solomon Lee and Victoria Davenport Logan. She and William Henry Robinson were married in May 1942. He died in 1952.

Robinson received a bachelor of science degree from Radford College in Radford, Va., in 1931, and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Medical Technology.

She worked four years in the pathology department at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. She later taught biology at Sikeston High school, retiring in 1976. During her teaching career she undertook graduate studies at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and the University of California in Berkeley.

Robinson was a member of Hunter Memorial First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include a son, William Robinson Jr. of Falls Church, Va.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hunter Memorial Church, with the Rev. Rufus McClean officiating.