Taps

 Day is done, gone the sun
 from the lake, from the hill, 
 from the sky.

 All is well, safely rest.
 God is nigh.

 Thanks and praise for our days
'neath the sun, 'neath the stars,
'neath the sky.

 As we go, this we know.
 God is nigh.

Edward Lee “Buck” Robinett, 72 of Wellsville, died Sunday, January 16, 2005, at Harry S Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed Waddell officiating. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Mr. Robinett was born April 27, 1932, in Henley, Missouri the son of Hobart McKinley and Vera Brady (Sprouse) Robinett He was married to Dean Moore on December 21, 1954.

He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Army. He was a member of VFW Post 3056 and First Baptist Church, both in Wellsville.

His hobbies included gardening, fishing, playing pitch, and enjoying his family and friends, especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include his companion, Iva Benskin of the home; three sons, Sam Robinett and his wife Rhonda, Auxvasse, Dan Robinett and wife Lisa, Republic, and Carl Robinett, Mexico; two daughters, Carolyn Sue Sparks and companion Chuck Potter, Auxvasse, and Betty Gotcher and husband Doug, Mexico; three brothers, Hobart McKinley Robinett, Jr., of Texas, Arthur Ray Robinett, Santa Fe, and Charles Raymond Robinett, Mexico; two sisters, Geneva Marie Anderson, Mexico and Dorothy Jean Wilson, Madison; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

His parents and one sister Lucille Anderson preceded him in death.

   The family suggests memorials be given to the Harry S Truman Veterans Hospital. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

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