Carrie Arlean Robinson

Carrie’s journey on earth has ended, but her eternal life has just begun. Our beloved Carrie Arlean Phillips Robinson, 82 years old, passed away on August 19, 2013.Arlene or Leanie,as some called her, was born January 8,1931 in Lynchburg, Virginia to Warren Phillips and Myrtle Johnson Phillips Wood. Wyatt J. Wood, Sr. her step father raised her from a very early age. Carrie is preceded in death by her brother, Wyatt Wood, Jr. Carrie was a member of Rose Chapel Baptist Church, Madison Heights, VA and attended Atlee Community Church for many years. She was employed at Central Virginia Training Center as a psychiatric charge aide for 28 years retiring in January 1994. She moved from Madison Heights, VA to Mechanicsville, VA in 2000 to be closer to her family. Carrie was a devoted mother, father, grandmother, great grandmother and friend who Loved the Lord and shared her giving spirit. Carrie gave credit to God for all the blessings in her life. She believed that when you give your best, it always returned to you. Carrie was a true reflection of God’s love! Nothing more made her happier than spending time with her grandchildren and friends. She shared a special bond with each one of them. She also enjoyed reading her daily newspater, watching the 700 Club, playing the lottery and scratching her weekly tickets. She was always looking for Ed McMann to knock on her door with the clearinghouse check. As a young woman she was fashionable and had a charming smile. In the last years, Carrie enjoyed shopping at Wal-Mart and riding the electric cart up and down the isles to make her purchases. One of her most important purchases was gathering the ingredients for preparing rice pudding or bread pudding. Her children loved these southern desserts and she delighted in making them for her family. Carrie will forever live in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. She will be remembered as a person full of life and love. We were so fortunate and blessed to have had her in our lives. We feel empty without her, but GOD has SPOKEN. Our beloved,Carrie,is survived by five children, Myrtle “Paula” Rutland-Ford of Ben Harbor,MI;Mary “Pattie” Jenkins(Earl) of Potomac,MD;Marsha “Lynne” Coston (Joe),Joseph “Joe” Robinson and Lillian “Freda” Robinson, all of Richmond,VA;seven grandchildren who loved her so much, Winter Maria Jenkins and Jason Earl Rutland of Maryland; April Lynne Williams (Darrell) of Fredericksburg,VA; DeShun Lesley, Joseph Jr.. “J.C.”, Jared and Jarmar Coston, all of Richmond, VA; six-great-grandchildren; devoted friend, James T. Claxton; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Carrie Arlean Robinson

January 8, 1931 - August 19, 2013