Obituaries

Mrs. Helen Marie Ballard Robinson, age 88, of 4739 E. Highway 27, Iron Station, NC died Saturday, May 09, 2015.

Her funeral will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carolyn Sears officiating.  Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton.  The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Warlick Funeral Home prior to the funeral.

Mrs. Robinson was born on December 31, 1926 in Lincoln County and was the daughter of the late Horace and Jennie Houk Ballard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Lee Robinson, two sisters, Susie Campbell and Elizabeth Ballard and three brothers, Floyd Ballard, Arnold Ballard and Jim Ballard.  She was a graduate of Rock Springs School in Denver, a member of Iron Station Methodist Church for over 60 years and retired as a cafeteria worker with the Lincoln County School System.

Mrs. Robinson is survived by her daughter, Kathy R. Billings and son-in-law, Michael J. Billings of Stanley; one sister, Dot Lawing of Denver, NC and one brother, Charlie Ballard of Lincolnton;

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092.