The funeral service for Rev. Ronny Earl Robinson will be 11 a.m., Thursday, May 18, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, at Riverwood Family.

Rev. Robinson, 76, originally of Brookhaven, MS, traded his faith for sight and went to his eternal home, Thursday, May 10, 2023, from his home in Elgin, South Carolina. He was born in Brookhaven, May 26, 1946, to the late Kenneth Franklin Robinson and the late Modena Williams Robinson.

Bro. Ronny was a 1964 graduate of Brookhaven High School and earned his B.A. degree from Mississippi College in 1968. He was a Bi-Vocational pastor for over 50 years. He also served in several other capacities, including Hinds County Juvenile Court-Child Abuse Investigator from 1968-1976 and Field Officer for MS Department of Corrections. Bro. Ronny served as the Executive Director of MS Baptist Children’s Village for 14 years.

Bro. Ronny was married to his high school sweetheart, Gayera Lane Case, 53 years, who precedes him in death. He is also preceded by his parents and one son, John Christian Robinson.

Those who remain to cherish his memory are, his son, Kenneth Wayne Robinson and wife, Vickie; daughter, Kelly Robinson Irwin and husband, Ronnie; sister, Rita Jean Robinson Mercier; seven grandchildren, Emily Irwin Wright, Michael Irwin, Lorna Robinson Phillips, Mylie Robinson, Kaleigh Robinson, and Nathan Robinson; two great-grandchildren, Josie Grace Phillips and Elio Ransom Wright. He is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Gwen Clark and Regina Mullens as well as a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mississippi Baptist Children’s Village P.O. Box 27, Clinton, MS 39060.

Condolences and other information are available online at www.riverwoodfamily.com.