Barbara Ann Walker Robinson

Barbara Ann Walker Robinson was born on November 12, 1954, in Largo, Florida to the late Annie Mae Hill and Marshall Walker, Sr. She became a Christian at an early age and was united in Christian fellowship with Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Lee. She was baptized and sang in the children’s choir. While in high school, she became a Junior Sheriff and licensed cosmetologist. After graduating from Largo High School in 1972, she worked at a local salon before accepting a position with Delta Airlines. At the airline, she performed multiple roles during her nineteen years with the company working as a baggage handler, ticket agent, baggage claim clerk, and auditor.

On February 5, 1981, she married James B. Robinson, Jr in Tampa, Florida, and later moved to Odessa, Florida. On December 20, 1984, she became a devoted mother to their daughter, Jasmine. She eventually left the airline and concentrated full-time on her lifelong dream of owning and working at her salon in the 1990s. Throughout her lifetime, James and Barbara ran several businesses including Booster’s Beauty Supply, the Robbins Nest Unisex Salon, and Babs (an online clothing store). They also enjoyed traveling with one another. She loved her family and friends, enjoyed attending family gatherings, playing cards, and was very involved with her grandchild, Keenan “KJ” Cutler, whom she affectionately called her “Little Man.”

She was known for her creativity, cooking, and baking. Her family enjoyed her famous pecan sandies and pound cake. She enjoyed sewing, creating one-of-the-kind hairstyles and garments, doing macrame, and crocheting. She remained an involved member of her church until her health started failing her. At 4:58 AM on Sunday, August 13, 2023, surrounded by her husband and daughter, she answered the Master’s Call.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Annie Mae Hill; father, Marshall Walker, Sr.; sisters, Gloria Hill and Ethel Dorsey; special friends Jeannie Mae Boyd and Elaine Canady; and various aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She leaves to cherish her memories and mourn her loss…her husband of 42 years, James B. Robinson, Jr of Lutz, Florida; her daughter, Jasmine Cutler (Kenneth) of Tampa, Florida; one grandson, Keenan Cutler of Tampa, Florida; two brothers, Marshall Walker-El (Florasteen) of Largo, Florida and Stevie Walker (Annie) of St. Petersburg, Florida; one sister, Marsha Walker Parsons (Maurice) of Leesburg, Florida; three aunts, Mamie Moreland (of Largo, Florida), Mary Frances Sorrell (of Albany, Georgia), and Lydia Dixon (of Largo, Florida); one uncle, Johnny Cleveland Hill (of Largo, Florida); and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.

A graveside service will be held, Saturday, August 26th, 2023 at 11am, Serenity Gardens Memorial Park, 13401 Indian Rocks Road, Largo, Florida 33774

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Mount Olive Baptist Church. Donations can be made directly to the church via mail and make checks payable to Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. The church address is 13207 Pine Street North, Largo, Florida 33774