May 3, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.
Gene Robbins
Aug. 23, 1941-April 30, 2019
Gene B. “Duke” Robbins, 77, of Redkey, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 6:36 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019, while in the company of family members, at Indiana University Health Jay Hospital in Portland, Indiana.
Duke was born in Overton County, Tennessee, on Aug. 23, 1941, a son of the late Ollie Avo and Clifford K. Robbins. He attended Wilder School before going to the coal mines as a 16-year-old young man ready to help support his family.
After moving to Indiana, he dedicated 38 years to Indiana Glass Factory as a machine operator, retiring in 2002.
Duke was the husband of Jeanette (Hill) Robbins, who he happily married on Aug. 22, 1962.
He was a member of Kingsley Full Gospel Church and the Dunkirk Moose Lodge #1352, and he enjoyed working on cars, hunting, fishing, camping, country music, watching Westerns, riding four-wheelers and motorcycles, trips to Tennessee and Salamonie Lake. Duke was a hard working man who could fix anything and loved spending time with his family and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife Jeanette (Hill) Robbins; two sons, Michael Robbins of Redkey, Indiana, and Steve Robbins (wife: Leanne) of Redkey, Indiana; one daughter, Shawna Eley (husband: Todd) of Portland, Indiana; two brothers, Roger Robbins of Tennessee and Clifford Robbins of Ohio; one sister, Billie Jackson (husband: Jim) of Georgia; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Stevie Jo Robbins; and two sisters, Janice Stevens and Margret Smith.
Friends are invited to call Sunday, May 5, 2019, from 1 to 3 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. with Br. Clarence Baker officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Redkey, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to State of the Heart Hospice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel.
Duke was born in Overton County, Tennessee, on Aug. 23, 1941, a son of the late Ollie Avo and Clifford K. Robbins. He attended Wilder School before going to the coal mines as a 16-year-old young man ready to help support his family.
After moving to Indiana, he dedicated 38 years to Indiana Glass Factory as a machine operator, retiring in 2002.
Duke was the husband of Jeanette (Hill) Robbins, who he happily married on Aug. 22, 1962.
He was a member of Kingsley Full Gospel Church and the Dunkirk Moose Lodge #1352, and he enjoyed working on cars, hunting, fishing, camping, country music, watching Westerns, riding four-wheelers and motorcycles, trips to Tennessee and Salamonie Lake. Duke was a hard working man who could fix anything and loved spending time with his family and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife Jeanette (Hill) Robbins; two sons, Michael Robbins of Redkey, Indiana, and Steve Robbins (wife: Leanne) of Redkey, Indiana; one daughter, Shawna Eley (husband: Todd) of Portland, Indiana; two brothers, Roger Robbins of Tennessee and Clifford Robbins of Ohio; one sister, Billie Jackson (husband: Jim) of Georgia; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Stevie Jo Robbins; and two sisters, Janice Stevens and Margret Smith.
Friends are invited to call Sunday, May 5, 2019, from 1 to 3 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. with Br. Clarence Baker officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Redkey, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to State of the Heart Hospice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel.
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