DOVIE E. ROBBINS

Dovie E. Robbins, age 82, of Columbia City, IN died at 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2007 at Regency Place Health Care, Fort Wayne. She was born on April 26, 1925 in Lee County, VA the daughter of Joe and Mary Baker.

She spent her childhood and attended school in Virginia moving to Leatherwoood, KY after her marriage to James W. Robbins on April 15, 1947 in Harlan, KY. She moved to Columbia City in 1966 and worked at Precision Plastics for 20 years, retiring in 1986. She was an avid shopper, auction attender, collector, loved all kids and cooking.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Freida (Tom) Weber of Sheboygan, WI and Kaye Jones of Fort Wayne; 1 son, Vernon J. (Shirley) Robbins of Columbia City; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband James W. Robbins, who died on May 7, 2007 and 2 sons, Dewey passed away in 1970 and Kenneth Robbins passed away in 2002.

Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2007 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Inc., 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the funeral home with DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Celebrants, Eddie Beagles and Sharon Brockhaus officating. Burial will follow at South Park Original Cemetery, Columbia City. To send condolences to the family, sign the guest register or to light a memorial candle in memory of Mrs. Robbins, please visit www.demoneygrimes.com