Charles Winston Robbins

August 6, 2017

Charles Winston Robbins, 87, better known as Wink to all of his friends and family and Winkypa to his grandkids and great-grandkids, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at his home in Cantonment under hospice care following a battle with prostate cancer.

He leaves his wife of 67 years, Iva Fay (Wheeler) Robbins; his brother, Neil Robbins; his sons, Mark (Diane) Robbins and Phillip (Carol) Robbins; his daughters, Laura (Jim) Beck, Melinda (Greg) Stanford, and Lisa (Charles) Sullivan; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and many close friends.

Mr. Robbins was preceded in death by his parents; one sister; five brothers; and one grandson.

He was born and raised in Conecuh County, Alabama, the son of Marvin and Ila (Williams) Robbins, he was a longtime resident of Cantonment. While serving in the Navy in San Francisco, CA, Wink met Fay Wheeler. After their wedding in Evergreen, AL on July 2, 1950, they returned to San Francisco. While in San Francisco four of their five children were born. In 1959 they moved to Cantonment where Mr. Robbins worked as a pressman with Gulf Cartons which was a part of the St. Regis Corporation. It was in Cantonment that their fifth child was born. Mr. Robbins served as a deacon at FBC Cantonment for many years and was a part of a group from First Baptist who started the Farm Hill Baptist Church. He has served at other churches in the area and is currently a member of the Plainview Baptist Church. Work took him to Tampa, Florida, Thomasville, Georgia and York, AL. They eventually returned to Cantonment where they have lived since retirement. He was an n avid golfer and longtime member of the George Snyder Golf Club in Cantonment.

Funeral services were held at Faith Chapel North on Friday, August 4, 2017. Reverend Bill Flannigan will be officiating.

Interment was at Barrancas National Cemetery.Reverend Bill Flannigan will be officiating.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.

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