Latt Earl ROBINSON was
born on 28 May 1908 in Celo (Yancey) NC. He saw service in 1944/45 in the U S Navy.
Discharged from Navy in 1945 with heart problems. Had Leukemia from age 55
until death at 68 from heart failure. He died on 28 Sep 1976 in the VA Med Cen Asheville
NC. This obituary appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times Newspaper:
"MORGANTON - Lat Earl Robinson, 68, of 209 Linville St., died Monday in
a Buncombe County VA hospital after a period of declining health.
He was born in Yancey County and was a son of the late Woodrow and Rebecca
Burleson Robinson. He had lived in Burke County for the past 30 years, was a
member of North Morganton Baptist Church and was a World War II Navy veteran.
He retired from Morganton Furniture Co. in 1960.
Surviving are five sons, Earl Robinson of Laramie, Wyo., Brooks Robinson of
Union City, Calif., Dean Robinson of Alabama, Jack Robinson of Charlotte and
Stuart Robinson of Morganton; three daughters, Mrs. Ray Sparks of Atlanta, Ga.,
Mrs. Ronnie Fox and Miss Libby Robinson of Morganton; a brother, Leonard Robinson
of Hickory; two sisters, Mrs. Randall Miller of Morganton and Mrs. Carrie Hall
of Burnsville; 14 grandchildren and a great-greatchild.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Colonial Chapel of Sossomon
Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Burke
Memorial Park. Family members will be pallbearers. Memorials may be made to
the cancer fund."
He was buried on 1 Oct 1976 in Burke Memorial Park, Morganton
NC. He was married to Lenore SILVER on 20 Sep 1929.
Lenore SILVER was born on 14 Apr 1910 in Low Gap
(Yancey) NC. She was listed on the 1910 Yancey County census as "baby"
because she hadn't been registered yet. She died on 14 Apr 1989 in McDonough GA.
She was buried on 16 Apr 1989 in Low Gap NC. The following appeared in the
Asheville Citizen-Times obituary columns.
"LENORE ROBINSON
Lenore Silver Robinson, 79, of McDonough, Ga., died Friday, April 14, 1989
in a McDonough nursing home.
A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Welzie and Lillie
Ogle Silver. She was the wife of the late Latt Robinson.
Surviving are a daughter, Pat Sparks of Stockbridge, Ga.; three sons, Jack
Robinson of Waxaw, Brook (sic) Robinson of Union City, Calif., and Dean Robinson
of Marion; three brothers, Cloyce and Brook Silver of Burnsville, Reed Silver
of New Market, Tenn.; a sister, Mary Ellen Burns of New Market; 14 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m., Saturday in McMahan Cemetery at Bee Branch.
The Rev. Stanley McMahan officiated. Holcombe Bros. Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements".
Her children were:
Brooks ROBINSON.
Jack ROBINSON.
Harold Dean (Lat) ROBINSON.
Patricia Anne ROBINSON.
He was married to Lucy May WILSON in 1947. Latt Earl ROBINSON and Lucy
May WILSON had the following children:
Linda ROBINSON.
Earl ROBINSON.
Stuart ROBINSON.
Libby ROBINSON.