Thomas Robinson, Jr.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:46 am Thomas Robinson, Jr., age 82, longtime resident of Gastonia, died May 16, 2014 at Azalea Health and Rehab Center in Wilmington, NC. He was born in Kings Mountain on November 16, 1931, raised in Gastonia, Kings Mountain and Grover, son of the late Thomas Elliott and Vergie Holcombe Robinson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Hayes Robinson; his siblings, Elaine, Edward, Mitchell and Teddy Robinson and Inez Robinson Jones. Mr. Robinson graduated from the University of Alabama in 1960 and made a career primarily in accounting and trucking and briefly as a realtor. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the United States Army and who loved gardening, travel, golf and country music. He was a devoted Christian, husband and father. SURVIVORS: Daughter; Kim Robinson Sincox and son-in-law, Douglas Sincox, Wilmington, NC; Brothers; Ray Robinson and wife Rachel, Gastonia; MEMORIAL SERVICE: Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain; Saturday, June 28, 2014 11:00 A.M. VISITATION: 10:00-11:00 A.M., prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain with Military Honors provided by the Foothills Detachment, Marine Corp. League GUEST REGISTER AVAILABLE AT WWW.HARRISFUNERALS.COM ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC
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