Longtime Rives resident Lou Alice Robison, age 85, passed away 3:41 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2023 at her home.

Lou was born December 8, 1937, in Crockett County, daughter of the late R.D. and Florence Truman (Vestal) Hill. She married William "Bill" Robison November 20, 1964 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He passed away April 30, 2004.

Lou was a retired insurance clerk of Cane Creek Rehab Center in Martin, and was also a long-time insurance clerk at Baptist Memorial Hospital/Obion County General Hospital in Union City. She was a 1955 graduate of Rives High School where she was an excellent basketball player and also a fine student as she was in the top 10 of her graduating class. She enjoyed yard sales, flea markets, collecting salt/pepper shakers, Thomas Kinkade items, and researching her family genealogy.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Larry Keith Elam, her poodle, LB, and both sets of grandparents, Do Right and Sammie Sue Ellen (Whitby) Hill and Leonard Nelson and Maude Myrtle (Elam) Vestal.

She is survived by four sons, Curtis J. Elam (Marcia) of Beaufort, South Carolina, Lynn Elam of Rives, Mike Robison (Shirley) of Gates and Ken Robison (Nedra) of Eads; one brother, Bobby Hill (Wanda) of Union City; nine grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home will be in charge of the graveside service which will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Rives on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. There will be no visitation at the funeral home and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at service time.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home (731) 885-1033