Lomax E. Robinette

ARITON…Mr. Lomax E. Robinette, a resident of Ariton, died late Friday afternoon, January 31, 2025, in a Dothan hospital following a short illness. He was 88.

 Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 3, 2025, at Holmes Baptist Church with Reverend Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 3:30 until 5:30 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home.

 Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, Dale County Camp, P.O. Box 291, Ozark, Alabama 36361 or to Clio Heritage Association, P.O. Box 521, Clio, Alabama 36017.

 Mr. Robinette, son of the late Elmo Jackson Robinette and Myra Louise Wilson Robinette, was a native of Elamville, Alabama and moved to Ariton in 1962. He was a proud 1954 Graduate of Barbour County High School. Mr. Robinette owned and operated Robinette Drywall for more than forty years. He was honored to have served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Robinette was a member of the Model A Club of America and the Clio Heritage Association. He was a member of the Holmes Baptist Church. Mr. Robinette was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, James Bryan and Chuck Hutchinson.

 Surviving relatives include his wife of sixty-two years, Pat Spivey Robinette, Ariton; his daughter, Traci Paramore (Michael), Dothan; his son, Jason Lomax Robinette (Jana), Enterprise; two sisters, Annette Bryan, Brundidge and Sara Hutchinson, Elgin, Illinois; four grandchildren, Chase Paramore (Yadira), Hayden Paramore, Macy Robinette, and Jack Robinette; great-granddaughter, Camila Paramore; nieces, nephews, and cousins.

 Serving as active pallbearers will be James Phillips, Alan Peavy, Ty Tyson, Tyler Tyson, Lomax Bryan, and Greg Nelson.