Ruthie Robinson

Ruthie Mae Robinson, 74, resident of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 18, 1945, in St. Louis to the late Hosie and Bertha Mae Williams Taylor.

Ruthie accepted Christ and was baptized at Green Memorial Church of God in Christ in Sikeston, Missouri. She passionately loved the Lord, His word and prayer. To know Ruthie was to know her joy of the Lord and her willingness to give herself to everyone she met.

Ruthie was a certified nursing assistant for many years at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She worked until she was unable to because of her health. She was an avid gardener, and she loved to cook. The true loves of her life were family and friends.

Ruthie enjoyed spreading the gospel to anyone who would listen. Sometimes that involved visiting local nursing homes in Sikeston or just conversing with individuals in passing. She never met a stranger and loved to talk and spend time with her mother, Bertha, and her sister, Sue, in search of the next garage sale.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Annie Pullen and Glenda "Sue" Taylor; a grandchild, Ebony Draper; and a great-granddaughter, Loriele Tate.

She is survived by three sons, Richard (Stephanie) Taylor of Sikeston, Greg (Tammy) Walker of Cape Girardeau and Calvin (Renee) Walker Jr. of Bell City, Missouri; two daughters, Tamara (Mike) Walker of Cape Girardeau and Adriane Booker of Saudi Arabia; five brothers, Hosie (Joe Anne) Taylor Jr., of East St. Louis, Illinois; Carl (Cynthia) Taylor and Paul (Jodella) Taylor of California; and Robert Taylor and Willie Taylor of Sikeston; five sisters, Margaret (Roosevelt) Jones and Thelma (Glen) Norman of St. Louis; Velma Williams of Dexter, Missouri; Debra Taylor of Memphis, Tennessee; and Sanoria Taylor of Sikeston; 12 grandchildren, Roiele, Takeisha, Khassie, Blake, Tierra, Destinee, Victoria, Chelsea, Alante, Hunter, Trenton and Laci; six great-grandchildren, Tayshaun, Korionna, Khadence, Kylin, Chloe and Rylan; an aunt, Ida Lane of Sikeston; her best friend for over 40 years, Arlena Foote of Cape Girardeau; other relatives and friends.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour of noon Saturday, Oct. 24 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 1029 S. Benton St., in Cape Girardeau, with Bishop Charlie Green III officiating. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery with the Williams Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri, in charge of arrangements.