Lou Robison

Longtime Rives resident Lou Alice Robison, age 85, passed away 3:41 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2023 at her home.
Lou was born Dec. 8, 1937, in Crockett County, daughter of the late R.D. and Florence Truman (Vestal) Hill. She married William “Bill” Robison Nov. 20, 1964, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He passed away April 30, 2004.
Lou was a retired insurance clerk of Cane Creek Rehab Center in Martin, and was also a long-time insurance clerk at Baptist Memorial Hospital/Obion County General Hospital in Union City. She was a 1955 graduate of Rives High School, where she was an excellent basketball player and also a fine student as she was in the top 10 of her graduating class. She enjoyed yard sales, flea markets, collecting salt/pepper shakers, Thomas Kinkade items and researching her family genealogy.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Larry Keith Elam; her poodle, LB; and both sets of grandparents, Do Right and Sammie Sue Ellen (Whitby) Hill and Leonard Nelson and Maude Myrtle (Elam) Vestal.
She is survived by four sons, Curtis J. Elam (Marcia) of Beaufort, S.C., Lynn Elam of Rives, Mike Robison (Shirley) of Gates and Ken Robison (Nedra) of Eads; one brother, Bobby Hill (Wanda) of Union City; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of the graveside service, which were held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Rives on Tuesday at 11 a.m. There was no visitation at the funeral home and friends were asked to meet at the cemetery at service time.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.

Published in The Messenger 4.12.23