Lulu Robinson Obituary

ROBINSON, Lulu May COLUMBIA - Memorial services for Lulu May Robinson, nee Schnarr, will be held at a later date at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Belize City, Belize. She will be buried with her parents in Lord's Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson entered Paradise on Friday, October 7, 2005. Mrs. Robinson was born in Belize, British Honduras, April 17, 1908, the fifth of six children of Henry Sebastian and Emily Louisa Mitchell Schnarr. She was educated at St. Hilda's School for Girls in Belize and for many years was employed in the Colonial Secretary's Office in Belize. Later she accompanied her husband to Nicaragua. She lived and worked in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she served as church secretary for Christ Church Cathedral and St. James Episcopal Church respectively. She became a house mother at Louisiana State University when her children left home. In 1974 she moved to South Carolina to care for her first grandchild. Most recently she was a resident of The Methodist Oaks, Orangeburg, S.C. Mrs. Robinson was a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, S.C. She served on the altar guild of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Bluefields, Nicaragua and was head of the altar guild at Finlay House in Columbia for many years. A life-long gardener, Mrs. Robinson beautified her surroundings wherever she lived. She was also a quilter, an avid reader, and a fantastic cook. She is survived by her two children and their spouses: George Alexander St. John Robinson, Jr. (Julie Ann) of Billings, Montana and Inez Mary Robinson Cross (Joseph Russell, Jr.) of Columbia, and five grandchildren: David Sebastian Cross, of Cross, S.C., Sarah Harrington Cross of Columbia, Paul Christopher St. John Robinson of Seattle, Washington, John Alexander Tristan Robinson and Julian Michael Geoffrey Robinson of Billings, Montana. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, October 9, 2005 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Memorials may be made to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201, The Methodist Oaks, P.O. Drawer 327, Orangeburg, S.C. 29116, or to a charity of your choice. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.