Jessie L. Robbins

Jessie L. Robbins, 79 , of Lexington, South Carolina passed away August 18, 2016. She was born in Pomaria , South Carolina to the late Thomas and Sally (Stoudemire ) Livingston. Jessie graduated from Pomaria High School. She worked with Nilson Van Lines in Columbia for many years. She also worked for ATF and also worked and retired from the IRS. In her retirement years, Jessie enjoyed being a people greeter at Walmart for many years. Jessie loved the Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves, gardening and tending to her flowers. You could always find her in the kitchen cooking for her family and enjoying her Thursday night dinners with the people she loved most, her family. She will be missed by many. Jessie is survived by her daughters; Susan (Barry) Caton of West Columbia and Sandra (Mike) Surerus of Lexington, and Step-son Sumter M. Robbins, Jr. of Columbia. She also leaves behind her 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, her sister Alliene (Bennie) Sease of Newberry, SC and her sister in laws, Janet Livingston of Pomaria, SC and Florence Robbins Clark of Elgin, SC; brother in law, Willie Gene Robbins of Chula Vista, CA; as well as many nieces and nephews and many friends including her Scrabble buddy, Diane Hutto of Lexington, SC. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 12 years, Sumter M. Robbins, Sr., her brother Edward "Smiley" Livingston and sister Norma L. Knox. The family will receive friends at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington on Friday, August 19, 2016 from 6-8PM. Funeral services will be at Saint Stephens Lutheran Church in Lexington SC on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 2PM. Interment will be at New Hope UMC Cemetery, 3777 New Hope Rd., Pomaria, SC . The family would like to thank the pallbearers, Scott Vaughn, Nick Skow, Josh Livingston, Tim Stroupe, Brodie Gartman and Craig Livingston and honorary pallbearers; Brian Robbins, Mark Livingston, Mike Livingston, Morgan Sease and Aaron Livingston. In lieu of Flowers donations may be made to the American Diabetes of SC, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, American Heart Association, 190 Knox Abbott Dr., Ste. 301, Cayce, SC 29033, or the charity of one's choice.