BREMEN – Billy Gene Robinson, 86, of Bremen, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born February 5, 1936, in Muhlenberg County. He was a retired coal miner with Peabody Coal Company, and an 80-year member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He was also a U.S. Army veteran, and was a member of the Bremen Masonic Lodge and IBEW Local 1701 in Owensboro. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Robinson; parents, Bill and Sybil Robinson; brother, Doris Joe Robinson; and sister, Vrylena Gish.
Survivors include his children, Michael Dean (Andrea) Robinson of Bremen and Karen (Derek) Wethington of Utica; grandchildren, Joshua (Holly) Robinson, Lauren Stratton, Drake Wethington, Kent Wethington, Paige (Stephen) Kirk, and Bry Kirk; and great-grandchildren, Milo Robinson, Charlie Robinson, Lucy Stratton, Ryker Stratton, and Michael-Lee Everly.
Funeral services will be Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with Bro. T.J. Milam and Bro. Leroy Rearden officiating. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday after 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Masonic services will be held on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Gideons International. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.