The first month of 2014 brings us the loss of our dear cousin and the eldest of the remaining grandchildren of J.W. and Matilda Attaway, Juanita Sue McCoy Robinson. Her obituary from Leatherwood Funeral Home is below.

Juanita Robinson

Juanita Robinson, age 100, of Brady, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Brady, Texas. She was born October 1, 1913 in the Calf Creek Community of McCulloch County Texas to James Arthur McCoy and Minerva (Attaway) McCoy. She was one of nine children; brothers Jake, Harold, James, Jesse, Ance and Billy McCoy and sisters Udell and Gracie. Being the oldest daughter, she always helped with her brothers and sisters. She loved her family and always had a special love for babies and children. She married Hodson Manly Robinson on October 21, 1933 in Fredericksburg, Texas and they had one daughter, Wanda. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Brady. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Juanita was a very talented artist and has left her family with many beautiful and cherished oil paintings. She loved her needle work, crocheting, cooking, baking and enjoyed passing down her knowledge and talents to her family. Juanita enjoyed helping others. She took food to church functions, to the sick and bereaved and neighbors that needed help. She sat with the ill in their homes or in the hospital. She enjoyed teaching Sunday school to children, listening to gospel music and sang specials in church when young. She enjoyed the musical talents of her daughter Wanda, sister Gracie and brother James and his wife June.

Funeral services for Juanita Robinson were held at 2:00pm Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Leatherwood Memorial Chapels in Brady, Texas at with Reverend Phil Hastie officiating. Interment was at the Rest Haven Cemetery in Brady.  Pallbearers were Johnny McCoy, Jesse McCoy, Raymond McCoy, Reed Sanderson, Monte Wade Cockrell and Josh Cude.

Juanita is survived by her daughter, Wanda Cude and husband Paul of Brady; grandchildren Steve Cude and wife Dorothy of Huffman, TX, Nita Keas and husband Delbert of Brownwood and James Michael Cude of Spring Branch, TX; brother James McCoy of Rogers, AR; sister Grace Cockrell of Brenham, TX. She is also survived by great-grandchildren Jessica Cude, Kayla Seiley, Josh Cude; great-great-grandchildren Allen Lawrence, Bishop Cude, Jazmine Cude and Hayden Colt Seiley and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents James Arthur McCoy Minerva (Attaway) McCoy, brothers Harold Jake, Jessie, Ance and Billy and sister Udell Turner. Memorial contributions in memory of Juanita Robinson may be made to the charity of choice.