Wallie Robinson

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    The body of Wallie Robinson, who died from a long illness on April 24 in his 52nd year at Syracuse, N.Y., was returned to Paintsville for burial Wednesday.

    The deceased man had been a soldier in the U.S. Army for thirty-one years. His funeral was conducted by the American Legion Post of Johnson County at the Mayo Memorial Church Wednesday afternoon. An impressive military ceremony was held at the Wells Cemetery where the body was laid to rest.

    Robinson, a Master Sergeant in the army, is the son of Lucinda Robinson, now Mrs. T.L. Meek and the late George Robinson. He served in World War No. 1 and later, when on duty in Honululu in 1834, married Miss Evelyn Saunders, who survives, in addition to a six year old daughter, Joyce, and a five year old son, Wallie, Jr.

    He is also survived by two brothers, Sam Robinson, Auxier, and John Robinson, now a prisoner of the Japs in the Philippines. His mother and four sisters, Mrs. Dakota Helton, city, Mrs. Ervin Lyons, St. Elmo, Ill., Mrs. Nick Polos, Huntington, and Mrs. George Moffett, Kingsport, Tenn., also survive

Paintsville Herald

Thursday

April 29, 1943