1918 - 1959 (41 years)
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| Name |
Van Buren "Fats" Robinson |
| Nickname |
Fats |
| Birth |
3 Jun 1918 |
Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
3 Jun 1959 |
Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] |
| Cause: heart attack |
| Burial |
5 Jun 1959 |
Rainelle Cemetery, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] |
| Person ID |
I17158 |
Meadow Bluff Meanderings |
| Last Modified |
12 Nov 2009 |
| Father |
Willie Wilson Robinson, b. 26 Feb 1886, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 25 Jun 1963, Duo, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Lydia M. McClung, b. 18 Sep 1898, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 15 Jan 1973, Weston, Lewis Co., WV (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Aug 1917 |
Greenbrier Co., WV [2] |
| Family ID |
F6035 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Macel Jane Day, b. 30 Jun 1918, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 28 Apr 2002, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Aug 1943 |
Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV |
| Children |
| | 1. Buren Harold Robinson, b. 9 Jul 1945, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 4 Aug 2014, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 69 years) |
| | 2. Jackie Lee Robinson, b. 7 Jun 1947, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 24 Jul 1947, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 0 years) |
| | 3. Alma Kay Robinson, b. 6 Jun 1948, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 6 Jun 1948, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. Teddy Wayne Robinson, b. 19 Jun 1950 d. 17 Jul 1991, Richmond, VA (Age 41 years) |
| | 5. Thelma Robinson |
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| Family ID |
F7376 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Nov 2009 |
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| Notes |
- The Charleston Gazette, 4 June 1959
400-Pound Man, Rupert Resident, Dies on Birthday
RONCEVERTE - A 400-pound Greenbrier County man died on his 40th birthday Wednesday en route to Greenbrier Valley Hospital here.
Van Buren (Fats) Robinson, of Rupert, died from a heart attack. His wife quoted his doctor as saying his weight was responsible for the heart condition.
He was a mined employeed by the Lafayette Coal Co. at Duo, and a member of the UMW.
Surviving are his wife, Macel; two sons, Harold and Teddy at home; a daughter, Thelma at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie W. Robinson, of Duo; and two brothers, Worthy of Duo and Willard of Cloverdale, Calif.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Nickell mortuary chapel at East Rainelle with Rev. Elbert Perkins officiating. Burial will be in Rainelle Cemetery. The body is at the mortuary.
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| Sources |
- [S872] Obituary: The Charleston Gazette.
- [S561] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 2, page 204 (Reliability: 3).
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