Funeral Service will be 11am, Monday April 30 at Memorial Funeral Home 1217 Business Loop 70 West Columbia with burial to follow in Auxvasse City Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home, Monday, from 10-11am.
Helen was born August 12, 1925 in Mexico, MO to Roy S. and Katie H. Beckley Heizer. She attended grade school at Botts School, where she would ride her pony to class each day. In 1943, she would graduate from Mexico High School, and graduated from Hannibal La Grange College with an Associate’s Degree. She married Ollie Robinson in Molino, MO on August 15, 1948, and soon after, they would move to Columbia for Ollie to attend the University of Missouri. They turned down an offer for a few acres in what is now the Westlake’s area on the west side of Columbia. They chose to live nearer to town so they could have phone service. While Ollie was in college, Helen would work several years for the Chamber of Commerce before becoming a Homemaker. She was a loving and supportive mother, and a brownie and Girl Scout leader. She loved to work in her flower garden, golfing, and traveling with Ollie. They made it to 49 of the 50 states, having only missed Hawaii, and traveled most of Eastern Europe. Once her children were grown, she went on to work in accounting for MFA Oil, and would help at J.C. Penny’s during the Holidays. She and Ollie were long-time supporters of MIZZOU, holding football season tickets for decades. She also enjoyed playing bridge, watching MIZZOU Sports, gardening, golf, and she had a wonderful personality.
She is survived by her children; Gary Blanton (Pat) Robinson of Columbia and Sandra L. Robinson-Harris of Ashland; grandchildren, Spencer Blanton (Chris Bledsoe) Robinson of Columbia, Laura Robinson of Los Angeles, CA, and Ethan William Harris of Ashland; great-grandson, Logan; many grandchildren by heart; and her sister, Ola Mae (Bob) Pierceall of Warrensburg, MO, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie on December 19, 1996, and by her parents.
Memorial contributions can be made to Fairview UMC 3200 Chapel Hill Road Columbia, MO 65203 or to the Boone Hospital Foundation 1600 E. Broadway Columbia, MO 65201.
