Larry Eugene Robinson

Larry Eugene Robinson (Doby) August 13, 1945- May 28, 2025 Larry was 79 years old and resided in Ellisville, Ms. He peacefully passed away in the early morning of May 28, 2025 at South Central Medical Center with his daughter and granddaughter by his side. Larry grew up in Ellisville, Ms. He attended Ellisville United Methodist Church. From an early age he was a social butterfly. He loved growing up in Ellisville. He was very active in his school, community, and church. Larry made many lifelong friends. Some of his accomplishments were earning his Eagle Scout rank, being a class officer, and EHS homecoming king. One of the things he was most proud of was winning an oratorical contest to be a delegate for The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth sponsored by the Odd Fellows of the United States and Canada. He was able to go on a trip to New York and visit the United Nations to see how things worked and visit many other sites. Larry continued his education at Jones Junior College. Again he was very involved. He was a class favorite and in his sophomore year, he was in the Hall of Fame. The University of Southern Mississippi was his final step in completing his education and he of course continued to have a grand time. In 1969, Larry attended boot camp at Fort Polk in Louisiana. He continued with the guard until 1974. In the beginning of Larry’s career, he worked for IBM, managed a Radio Shack and was a bank trust manager. Larry found his niche however in the construction of tennis courts. He built and/or resurfaced courts all over the United States, Haiti and Mexico. Larry was always up to try anything and he was chosen to be involved in 3 different movies, a commercial, and a photo shoot for Field and Stream magazine. Larry loved to travel and would always go somewhere during the winter months when building courts was not possible. He traveled to many countries in Europe, Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru. Upon his retirement, Larry returned to Ellisville. During this time, he also returned to Ellisville Methodist Church and attended Sunday school weekly. He loved this group of people and the discussions they would have. Larry also enjoyed for a time going to Ward Pharmacy to have coffee with his buddies. Larry enjoyed visiting with people until the end. He talked to everyone. The highlight of his day was when he was able to hangout with his friends or have a good lengthy conversation on the phone. He loved his jokes even when they were not funny. Larry was a great cook and gardener. Larry enjoyed watching any and all sports. He said he was an addict. Lastly, Larry had strong opinions on a number of topics however nothing could get him more riled up than discussing politics. As proof of this, he has about 30 spiral notebooks where he would write editorials on a number of topics. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, George and Elzia Robinson. He is survived by one brother, Charles Robinson (Beth). Daughters Jennifer Hindman (Scott) and Candy Rutland (Jim). Five grandchildren Olivia Gleason, Justin Hindman, Jayce Hindman, Ashley Chrestman (Cody) and Jake Pippen (Alexis) and 5 great grands. Services for Larry Robinson will be held at Ellisville United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. and Service at 2:00 p.m. The family thanks you all for the cards and calls during this journey that began in late December. Thank you to Dr. Graham, his nurse Anita and all the office ladies and Dr. Pimperl and his office staff. Larry loved this group of people. He respected them and thought they were the best in the United States. Finally, thank you to the nurses in South Central’s ICU. They made the transition very peaceful and comforted everyone. To sign the online guest book, visit: www.memorychapellaurel.com

Larry Eugene Robinson

August 13, 1945 - May 28, 2025