Mrs. Ethel Jean Robinson

October 26, 1935 - April 14, 2015

Funeral service for Mrs. Ethel Jean Robinson, 79, of Opelika will be held at 11:00 am Monday, April 20, 2015 at Zion At The Hill A.M.E. Zion Church with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. Mae Pearl Hall Clark will officiate. Mrs. Robinson passed Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at her home. She was a member of Zion At The Hill A.M.E. Zion Church where she served on the Deaconess Board, as a Class Leader and a member of the Missionary Society. She was a 1956 graduate of Sanford High School. Her remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Survivors: nine children, Mary (Steve) Robinson of Opelika, Katie (Ira) Harte of Seattle, WA, Laurie (Stanley) Thomas of Phenix City, Crist (Amy) Robinson of Opelika, Janice Johnson of Milwaukee, WI, Cynthia (Eddie) Pitts and Sheneika Robinson both of Opelika, Latanya (Forest) Henderson of Crestview, FL and Penny (Michael) Graham of Opelika; nineteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren; five sisters, Viola Gabbin of Colorado Springs, CO, Marie Whatley, Patricia Bryant and Portia Whatley all of Opelika and Gloria (A.J.) Johnson of Conyers, GA; one brother, Henry David (Annie) Whatley of Opelika; two aunts, Mary Emma Shumake of Atlanta, GA and Celia Brown of Gary, IN; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.