George
Griffith Robinson
News-Examiner, Thursday, 16 May 1946, page 1
Services were conducted at 2 pm Tuesday in the Second ward chapel with Bishop Alvin Tueller presiding for the late George G Robinson. The opening song, "Oh My Father" was by a quartet comprised of Mrs. Clyde Phelps, Ray Seewer, Mrs. Joe McCart and Verl Munford; invocation, Delillas Hess, song, "Going Home" Mrs. Ed Grosjean; talk, Bishop B E Mumford; song, "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" Max Haddock; talk Bishop Tueller; song "That Beautiful Land" Mr. and Mrs. James Olsen; talk H G Nuckols, representing Post 63 American Legion; benediction Joseph J Kunz. Interment was in the Montpelier cemetery and the grave was dedicated by Bishop Mumford.
Military rites were under the direction of Commander E L Downing. The color guard and color bearers were Orson Bergreen, Theo Nelson, Kay Cornwekk abd Freddie Parker. Phil Perkins sounded taps. Legionnaire pallbearers were Frank Leeright, E B Wuthrich, L S Wedel, Jerome Taylor, Elmer Reeves and I E Korseberg. The F M William Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
George G Robinson died at his home in Montpelier last Saturday morning following an illness of two or three months. He had undergone an operation at the Veterans hospital in Salt Lake City recently. He was born in Wanship Utah in June 1877, the eldest son of the late Mary and George Robinson. He married Mary Parkinson of Evanston, Wyoming, where they lived for many years. He was an engineer on the Union Pacific for about 20 years and later worked out of Montpelier for a few years on the Oregon Short Line. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, George of Pocatello, Herschel of Montpelier, Charles of Boise and Ellsworth and Carl of Lava Hot Springs, the latter three being veterans of WWII. Other survivors are six sisters, Mrs. William Gilpin, Rock Springs, Wyoming; Mrs. Charles E Harris, Montpelier; Mrs. Bert Gilchrist and Mrs. Fred Vogel, Ogden; Mrs. H B Hull, Westwood, California; and Mrs. Charles Wilson, Montpelier; and three brothers, H A Robinson of Montpelier, Hershel of Ogden and Roy of Seattle.
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News-Examiner, Thursday, 29 June 2022, page 4
Several generations of descendants gathered in the Montpelier cemetery on June 23, to honor the gravesite of George G Robinson. Robinson fought in the Spanish American War and was laid to rest in Montpelier in 1946.
Robinson was born in Wanship UT in 1877. After his service in the war, he worked for Union Pacific for twenty years, and later in Montpelier for the Oregon Short Line. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars carried out a rifle salute and a rendition of "Taps." Attending the ceremony were Gail Robinson of Green River, WY, widow to George's grandson, William Robinson, Gail's son, Joseph Robinson of Lyman WY and daughter Judi Robinson Laughter of Green River;
Joseph's children, Nikki and Megan Robinson of Lyman; and Judi's granddaughter, Alystica Woodworth of Laurel MD, who is George's third-generation granddaughter.