William Odell Robbins

Mr. William Odell Robbins, 86, of 4307 Highway 105, Banner Elk, N.C., a former resident of Mebane, N.C., died Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, 2002, at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, N.C. He was born April 16, 1916 in Watauga County to the late Walter and Fannie Robbins.

Mr. Robbins was a retired employee of Forrest & Forrest in Efland, N.C. He was a member of Hebron United Methodist Church in Mebane.

He was past trustee of the church, past member of the Cemetery Committee and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lena McLean Robbins; one daughter, Mrs. Kathryne Gilliland of Mebane, N.C.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Sandy Bromberg of Charlotte, N.C. and Mrs. Sue Creekmuir of Mebane, N.C.; one brother, Mr. Monroe Robbins of Haw River, N.C.; five stepsons, Buck McLean, Bobby McLean and Bruce McLean, all of Banner Elk, and Carlos McLean of Gastonia, N.C., and Mr. Pete McLean of North Wilkesboro, N.C. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Fannie Robbins; his first wife, Mrs. Mildred Sykes Robbins; two brothers, Bill Robbins and Everette Robbins.

Services will be conducted Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m. at Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. William Holliday, Rev. Gayle Alexander, and the Rev. Lance Hostetter, minister, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at McClure Funeral Home in Mebane, N.C. At other times, friends may call at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Kathryne Gilliland, 119 Holly Ridge Lane, Mebane, N.C.

McClure Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Published in the Watauga (NC) Democrat