SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - MSgt Chester Demery Robinson, U. S. Army (Ret.), 79, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Jean Troxell Robinson, died Friday morning, December 30, 2011, at Hospice Savannah.

Born in Columbia, Kentucky, Mr. Robinson was raised in the Kentucky Children’s Home until the age of thirteen. At that time he was placed in foster care and raised by the late Elvin and Lovie Eldridge. Mr. Robinson was a devoted member of Bible Baptist Church where he served on several committees and was a member of The Master’s Sunday School Class. He was a graduate of Saint Leo University and retired from the United States Army as a Master Sergeant after twenty four years of service. During his Army career he served in the Korean Conflict and two tours in the Vietnam War. After his military career, Mr. Robinson retired as the Purchasing Director for the Housing Authority of Savannah. He loved to dance, play the guitar and restore his ’62 VW.

Surviving are his wife of sixty years, Carolyn Jean Troxell Robinson; one daughter, Yvonne R. Tramell and her husband, Tim, of Savannah, Georgia; one son, D. Dale Robinson and his wife, Patrice, of Savannah, Georgia; six grandchildren, Candace N. Thigpen and Judd Harris, Mandy L. Tramell, Nicholas W. Robinson and his wife, Courtney, Ashley R. Price, Shelley R. Stringer and her husband, Chris, and Andrew C. Robinson, and seven great-grandchildren, Rylee Harris, Laine Harris, Chandler Robinson, Jacey Robinson, Logan Price, Anabel Stringer, and Kahlan Stringer.

The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

The funeral service will be held at 11 o’clock Monday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Dr. Herbert F. Hubbard. Interment, with full military honors, will be in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Remembrances: Hospice Savannah - Post Office Box #13190, Savannah, Georgia 31416-0190.