Patricia Gayle Robbins

Obituary of Patricia Robbins Patricia Gayle Robbins went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, July 17, 2015. Pat was born on March 21, 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas to Marvin and Hazel Gibson. She grew up travelling all over Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico due to her father's occupation as a seismic crew chief, discovering oil and gas. She graduated with honors from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas and attended North Texas State University majoring in early childhood development. She worked several years as a medical insurance claim representative for Aetna Life and Casualty. She earned an Associates Degree in Business from Albany Junior College. She met her husband, Jim Robbins, in San Antonio, Texas. They were married on March 20, 1976 at University Presbyterian Church. Pat and Jim had three children and traveled all across the United States with job transfers and promotions. Pat was very active in church choir, children's church and camp, Christian education, drama, new church plants, sewing, quilting, cross stitch, embroidery and the Lions Club. Pat and Jim celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on March 20, 2015. She had recently moved to The Villages, Florida with Jim to start retirement. Pat had a significant amount of health problems in her later life, many stemming from her Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy disease. In spite of all her difficulties she was a radiant and loving person. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Jamie Elizabeth Robbins, her mother Hazel Hudson Gibson, and her father Marvin A. Gibson. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Jim Robbins, her daughter Katie Guist (36), her son Andy (30), her brother Steve Gibson and his wife Sharon and their daughters Ashley and Kari, her brother Mark Gibson and his wife Liz and their sons, and many aunts and uncles and cousins. Services will be held at Beyers Funeral Home in Lady Lake, Florida on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Leesburg, Florida at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Pat's memory to the Muscular Dystrophy Association would be deeply appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.beyersfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to Beyers Funeral Home and Crematory, Lady Lake, FL

Patricia Gayle Robbins

March 21, 1950 - July 17, 2015