Fred Thomas Robison, 94, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at the Kansas Soldier’s Home in Fort Dodge, Kansas.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Beaver Creek Cemetery.
Fred Robison was born May 27, 1921, to Thomas and Nancy (DeShields) Robison in Okema, Oklahoma. He attended school in Sharon, Oklahoma. Following his education, he moved to Colorado and took a job picking peaches. He then moved to California where he worked at a sheet metal shop. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart Medal. Upon his discharge, he returned to California and then moved to Beaver Creek. He opened Robison Sheet Metal Works.
On April 23, 1943, Fred married Edna Eads in Sheldon, Iowa. They made their home in Beaver Creek. Fred earned his Master Plumber certification and expanded into the plumbing business. In 1966 he moved to Pierre, South Dakota, and became a partner in Schmitt’s Heating and Plumbing. Edna preceded him in death in April of 1974. On Aug. 24, 1987, Fred married Ruby Worrell in Reno, Nevada. He later returned to Sharon, Oklahoma, where the couple resided until Ruby’s death in 2003. In 2004 Fred moved to Garden City, Kansas.
Fred was a member of South Persimmon Baptist Church in Sharon. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Pierre. He enjoyed building, hunting, fishing and playing cards.
Fred is survived by his son, Charles (Mary Ann) Robison, Garden City; a daughter-in-law, Sandra Robison, Big Stone, South Dakota; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edna; his second wife, Ruby; a son, John; a sister, Leecy Keltch; and five brothers, Earl, Leonard, Scott, Clifford and Russell Robison.
Memorials may be directed to South Persimmon Baptist Church in Sharon.
Arrangements were by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com.
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