Obituary - Roxana Robinson

Roxana Robinson, 68, rural El Dorado Springs, MO (Vernon County) passed from this life on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Roxana was born June 21, 1948 in Nevada, MO to Charles Woodrow and Theda Harriet (Downey) Wilson. She was united in marriage to John Robinson on July 27, 1973 in Miami, OK and he survives of the home.

Roxana grew up in Nevada and attended Nevada High School graduating with the Class of 1966. Following high school she attended Cottey College for two years. For a number of years she worked as a Life Guard at Nevada City Swimming Pool at Radio Springs Park. Roxana also worked at 3M in Nevada for 25 years until her retirement. She was an avid softball player for many years. She also loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

In addition to her husband John she is survived by one son Colby Robinson and his wife Elba, Oklahoma City, OK; three grandchildren, Robert Hinojosa and his wife Kristy, Robin O’Brien and her husband Sean, Stephanie Hamilton and her husband Corey; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Woody Wilson and his wife Linda, Bronaugh; one sister, Sherri Brennan, Lamar; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and one daughter, Casie in 1999.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at Ferry Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested in her memory to Vernon County Cancer Relief in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.