Paul C. Robinson, son of the late Elmer Thomas Robinson and Gladys Menley Robinson, was born on August 27, 1931 in rural Bloomfield, Missouri, and departed this life on September 7, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 89 years.

Mr. Robinson was the former owner of Westside Gas Station in Dexter, Missouri, working as a mechanic.  He also owned Robinson Shoe Shop in Dexter.  He enjoyed creating different kinds of handmade leather goods; saddles, holsters, saddle bags, etc., and he was a member of the Dexter Saddle Club.

He was united in marriage to Debra Gail Mercer-Roberts on January 31, 1985 in Dexter.  Mrs. Robinson survives of their home in Dexter.

In addition to his wife Debra, he is survived by two sons, Glen Robinson and wife Diane of Dexter and Jay Roberts of Jackson, Tennessee; by two daughters, Juanita Morgan and husband Ralph of Bloomfield and Paula Waggoner and husband Gordon of Dexter; by two sisters, Pansy Pendergrass of Lawton, Oklahoma and Marie Hester of Colorado Springs, Colorado; by eight grandchildren, Wendi Baker and husband Steve, Jeremiah Robinson and wife Brandi, Joshua Robinson and wife Rebecca, Ben Robinson and wife Amy, Mike Morgan and wife Tiffany, Sarah Grisham and husband Tom, Beth Bolton and husband Ben, and Jacob Roberts; and by eighteen great-grandchildren.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Vivian Smith, Mildred Hunsaker and Beverly Robinson.

Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.  Interment will follow in the Sycamore Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.