Zelpha Marie Robinson

Zelpha Marie Robinson passed away at age 97 in Houston, Texas on March 15, 2007. Marie was born February 27, 1910, 40 miles outside Kermit, Winkler County, Texas on the Cowden Ranch, the daughter of Homer Cyrus Jackson and Elizabeth Jane Hill. She moved to Gran Quivira, NM in June of 1917. She learned to ride a horse by the time she was 10 and spent the next eight years exploring the countryside with her husband-to-be. She was married to the late Loy Austin Robinson in 1928 in Carrizozo, NM. This union lasted 76 years, until Loy’s death three years ago, and produced seven children, 12 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Her four surviving children are Cornie Smith of Nevada, Delbert Robinson of Albuquerque, NM, Annie Neil of Houston, TX and Jerry Robinson of Denver, CO. Marie and Loy moved to Albuquerque in the 1940’s and lived there until they retired to Cedarvale, NM where they lived until moving to Houston in 2004 to the home of their daughter Annie and her husband Bruce. Marie was the ultimate, wonderful wife, mother and friend. She was warm and loving, always ready to share her skills and items of crochet, tatting, quilting or cooking. She was happy to stay up all hours of the night playing pinochle with her husband and her children. She was a caring, loving, homey, sown to earth woman who loved her life, her husband, her children and their progeny. She will fondly remembered and sorely missed. Funerals services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 10:00 AM at the Assembly of God Campgrounds in Mountainair, NM. Her body will be laid to rest next to her husband’s in the family plot at Mathew’s Cemetery in Mountainair, NM. After interment a luncheon will be held in her memory at the Christian Center in Mountainair, NM. Arrangements entrusted to Harris-Hanlon Mortuary (505) 847-2331 “Our Family Serving Your Family” www.Harris-HanlonMortuary.com