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Roland O. Robinson

Roland Robinson, 98, of Cabot, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Aug. 8, 2018. He was born on April 15, 1920, in Floyd, Arkansas, and later moved to Beebe. He married Ida Mae Helderman in 1939, before shipping off to serve with the Army in WWII. Roland served in China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. He was awarded four Bronze Combat Stars for actions against Japanese forces in Burma. After returning to the States, Roland found work with USPS and later with the General Services Administration. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, and fishing. Roland is preceded in death by his wife Ida; parents, Hobert and Pearly Jewel Robinson; two sons, Curtis and Wendell Earl; five brothers, Douglas, James, Horace, Dewey, Bobby; and one sister, Velma Bostic. He is survived by son Dale (Angie) Robinson of Bryant; grandson Tony (Mary) Robinson of Conway; two great-grandchildren Cade and Cole; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2222, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Antioch Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home. www.smithfamilycares.com.

Published August 12, 2018

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