Dee Robinson

Dee Tom Robinson, 87, of Hillsboro died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Dee was born April 5, 1922 in the Cryer Creek Community in Navarro County the son of Vance and Mattie Reed Robinson. He grew up in Blooming Grove. During WWII, he served his country in the U. S. Army. On December 31, 1946 he married Kathleen Roman. He farmed for a while in Dawson. Then in 1956 they moved to Hillsboro, where he worked for a propane gas company and then went on to own and operate an insulation business until 1981 when he started his career as a realtor, retiring in 2007. He was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Preceding him in death were his parents; grandson, John Christopher Webster; four sisters; and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Robinson of Hillsboro; children, Kitty Webster Burkman and husband, Winston, of Fort Worth and Johnny Robinson and wife, Becki, of Waxahachie; three grandchildren, David Webster, Chad Robinson, and DeDe Hulett; six great-grandchildren, Kristen Webster, Zachary Webster, Audrey Robinson, Emily Robinson, Haden Robinson, and Pierson Robinson; and numerous nieces and nephews.