Mrs. Lydia Robinson

Mrs. Lydia Robinson of Decatur, TN passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023. Lydia was the daughter of Fannie Russell Hastings and Solomon S. Hastings. Born August 21, 1937. She attended Scottsboro High School and graduated from Woodville, AL High School in 1957. After graduating High School, she chose to spend her time raising a family and volunteering in whatever community she lived in. She worked at the Brewer Insurance Agency for many years; kept books and verified records for Maples Company and J.P. Stevens Co., in Scottsboro. Her volunteer record consisted of teaching Sunday School as a young teen. She always found time to volunteer for her children’s teachers. While working during the day she would work on whatever was needed of her. She served as a Room Mother many times and started a volunteer program in most schools her children attended. She volunteered at the main office of the Red Cross as a receptionist. She worked with the Salvation Army in many capacities. While staying busy with work and volunteering, her children were always first and foremost with her. Her love for her family and friends never faltered. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Robinson; parents, Fannie and Solomon Hastings; son, Billy Anthony Evett; daughter, Renae Dunlap; stepson, Sam Robinson; sisters, Gladys Arnold, and Ruth Brownfield; Grandparents, George and Melinda Pace Hastings, and E.B. and Lydia Hall Russell. She leaves behind her children, Tammie and Randle Cook of Hazel Green, AL., Dana and Wendy Evett of Soddy Daisy, TN., Charles “Chuck” and Abby Robinson of Frankfort, KY., Carrie and Bradley Buck of Cookeville, TN., son-in-law, Jim Plemons of Mt. Juliet, TN., her husband’s daughters, Sarah Benz of Chattanooga, TN., and Jenny and David Norwood of Nashville; one sister, Joye Geckle of Scottsboro, AL., 3 granddaughters, 8 grandsons, 7 great-grandsons, 4 great-granddaughters; 3 nephews, and 3 nieces. Lydia loved God. She lived her life as an example of a good Christian so that others could see Christ through her. Lydia will live in our hearts forever reminding us of what can be achieved under less than perfect circumstances. Family and friends will remember her for her kindness, friendliness, laughter, sense of humor, and love of the beauty of this earth. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Scottsboro Funeral Home with Rev. Randall Hastings officiating. Burial will follow in Pinehaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023, at Scottsboro Funeral Home. Arrangements Entrusted to Scottsboro Funeral Home

Mrs. Lydia Robinson

August 21, 1937 - December 4, 2023