Betty Robinson

Betty Robinson, 87, a resident of Union City died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at her residence.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tim Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery in Union City.
Visitation will be from noon until the hour of service on Friday at the funeral home.
The family requests memorials be sent to: Obion County Public Library, 1221 East Reelfoot Ave., Union City, TN 38261 or the Tennessee Diamonds In The Ruff, P.O. Box 62, Union City, TN 38281.
Pallbearers will be her grandson and great-grandsons.
She was born on Jan. 7, 1930, in Glendive, Mont., daughter of the late Fred Madison and Alice (Buchholz) Coffeen.  She married David B. Robinson on March 17, 1951. He died June 11, 1997.
She worked as a librarian for the Union City School System and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Union City. She also was a founding member of Delta Zeta Sorority at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Long and Wendy Mehrings, both of Union City; four granddaughters, Emily Harris, Allison Harris, Kathy Parnell and Marilyn New; a grandson, Scott Parnell; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Carl Coffeen.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.
Published 10.25.17