Myrtis Faye Robbins

Myrtis Faye Robbins, of Columbia, Mississippi, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the age of 91. She was born in Columbia to Joe and Joe Mary King where she has remained a lifelong resident. Known to all as Maw Maw, she was loved by all who knew her. She worked for many years as a nurse and retired from Marion General Hospital. Maw Maw served her Lord and her community through her membership with Bunker Hill Baptist Church where she was a faithful member of the Grace Sunday School Class. She deeply loved her family and had a special relationship with each one. With a passion for quilting, Maw Maw made hundreds of quilts in her lifetime and most of which were given away.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack C. Robbins; two daughters Edith R. Caul and Rita R. Crain; a granddaughter, Vickie Lynn Robbins; her parents, Joe and Joe Mary King; a sister, Nelda Dupree; and three brothers, Doctor Thomas J. King, Larry King, and Kent King. Maw Maw is survived by a daughter, Wanda (Jiles) Grice; two sons, David C. (Betty Lynn) Robbins and Dennis S (Gwen) Robbins; a son-in-law, Hoyte Crain; eight grandchildren Jackie (Johnny) Graham, Doctor Bill (Lynn) Lawrence, Melody (Stevie) Hicks, Dana (Michael) Webb, Lori Marsh, Brian C. (Ashley) Robbins, Doctor Elizabeth (Michael) Edwards, Brother Brent (Devonna) Robbins; two special nephews, Clinton Bruce King and Larry Gene King; 18 great-grandchildren, Evan Cameron, Emily Cameron, William Lawrence, Claire Lawrence, Tyson Hicks, Eli Hicks, Colby Marsh, Dylan Marsh, Zane Marsh, Riley Webb, Will Webb, Sophia Robbins, Landon Edwards, Holden Edwards, Ava Edwards, Micah Robbins, Abby Robbins, and Layla Robbins.

The funeral service, officiated by Brother Brent Robbins, Brother Randy Gardner, and Brother Will Jordan, will be at Bunker Hill Baptist Church on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 11:00am. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00am until service time. Burial will follow in the church cemetery assisted by Micah Robbins, Brian Robbins, Gene King, Stevie Hicks, Michael Edwards, and William Lawrence serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Evan Cameron, Tyson Hicks, Eli Hicks, Colby Marsh, Zane Marsh, Will Webb, Landon Edwards, and Holden Edwards.