Mattie "Boo" Lou Robinson

She was born on November 13, 1930 in Cement Oklahoma to Claude Bledsoe and Maye Moser Bledsoe.

Mattie Lou graduated from Cement High School and attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma.

On November 10, 1949, she married her first and only love, Thomas Pat Robinson. They were married for 59 years until his death in 2009. She and Pat resided in Chickasha, Oklahoma for 45 years before moving to Ft Smith Arkansas. Mattie Lou was a lifelong member of the Christian Church where she taught Sunday

School, Vacation Bible School and organized fellowship dinners that fed hundreds of people throughout the years. She was currently a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

Above all, Mattie Lou was passionately devoted to being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her happiest times were spent at home and in her kitchen preparing her favorite recipes for her family to gather and enjoy. Her generosity was abundant and she was tireless in finding the perfect gift for birthdays or Christmas.

Mattie Lou is preceded in death by her parents, Claude Bledsoe and Maye Moser Bledsoe, husband Pat Robinson and son Michael Robinson.

She is survived by son Dr. Ronald Robinson (Dr. Nancy Robinson) of Ft.Smith, Arkansas, daughter Robin Robinson of Petaluma, California, daughter Kelly (Donnie) Maloney of Denver, Colorado, grandsons Scott (Becky) Robinson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Andy (Dr. Olivier Gay) Robinson of Paris, France, grand-daughter Claire (John) Lemaster of Tulsa Oklahoma, grandson Keeven Moore of Denver, Colorado, great-grandson Charlie Lemaster and great-granddaughters Eva Lemaster, Emma and Claire Gay.

Memorial contributions may be made to Fort Smith Children’s Shelter, 3015 South

14th St.Fort Smith, AR 72901, https://fschildrensshelter.org/ .

Plans for a memorial service will be announced in the near future.