Joseph Robinson

Mr. Joseph Robinson was born on April 21, 1934 in Shaw, Mississippi to Tommy and Erma Robinson. He went home to be with the Lord on Sunday December 20, 2020 at the age of 86 years.

Joseph moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1965. He was employed by General Motors Corporation in 1966 and retired after 30 years of service in 1996. He married Cellerstine Nelson in 1990, who preceded him in death in 2006.

Joseph always had a smile for anyone he came in contact with. Anyone who knew him knows that his car had to be spotless inside and out. Not a spec of dirt or a drop of rain would be seen on his car. Joseph was known by his family for his camel walk dance and boy could he camel walk.

Joseph was preceded in death by his wife, Cellerstine Robinson; parents, Tommy and Erma Robinson; sisters, Bertha M. Spicer, Erma J. Robinson, Murid Elkins; brothers, Bennie and James L. Robinson.

He leaves to cherish his memory one son, Derek J. Robinson, Detroit, Michigan; stepchildren, Linda Kay Tyson and Diane Patten, McClain, Mississippi, Jimmie Tyson, John Conerley and Patricia Ann Conerley, Saginaw, Michigan, Anthony and Dana Conerley, Austin, Texas; brother, Elder Jay B. (Mammie) Robinson, Omaha, Nebraska; sisters, Ruby L. Wilson, Saginaw, Michigan, Virginia Nelson, Fresno, California; special cousin, Henry Brown; brother-in-law, L.C. Ducre, Saginaw, Michigan; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Bady, Saginaw , Michigan, Mary Ann Ducre, Burlington, Iowa; many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other loved ones and friends.

The family wishes to express a special thanks to Avista Nursing Facility and Covenant Cooper Hospital for their excellent attention to his care, Ivan E. Phillips and the Staff of Paradise Funeral Chapel.


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