Lester G. Robinson, Jr., 56, of Kenova, WV. passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1968 in Huntington, WV. son of Sharon Kay Banfield Gilkerson and the late Lester Gene Robinson. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Rhonda Bocook Robinson. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister and brother-in-law Sherry Wells (James); nieces Leslie Scarberry (Heath) and Jamie Wells (fiance’ David Hagerman); great nieces and nephew Braelyn, Laekyn and Kasen Scarberry; nephews Kristopher Benton and Ryan Ratliff; great-nieces Peyton, Kendell and Lillynn Benton; niece Shea Branham; nephew Shane Branham; great-great nephew Ethan Benton; sister-in-law Christie Bocook and several other family and friends. Graveside service will be conducted 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Maple Hill Cemetery. There will be no public visitation. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.
Your family owned hometown funeral home serving the Ceredo-Kenova area since 1922.
Our family first came to know Junior when he was, I believe, 10 years old. My brother Kenneth and Junior bumped into each other in the alley behind our house. They were both coming home from school and they stopped to talk. Kenneth invited Junior in to meet the family. Junior spent the next 3 summers with us.
He was well-behaved and always respectful. He said he moved often and he was always on the lookout for a large family. Large families never minded when another child came in to play and stayed for dinner. Throughout that time, he ate with his mother and sister, and he ate with us, yet he never got fat.
We were also impressed with him the time he won the spelling contest on our patio, beating out both of our children.
He had been with us so long that we thought of him as a part of the family. We had forgotten that Junior told us he moved often. When he came to tell us that it was time for him to move, we didn’t want him to go and we know he missed us.
He called once several months after the move. He said he had found an older couple near his new home, and they needed a boy. They took him everywhere with them – even fishing. I figure that Junior spoke of us often enough that the older couple told him to call us and let us know he was doing fine.
There were also many times as an adult, when he saw our mother that he would call out even across a parking lot to say, “Hey, Juanita” and wave.
I can’t express how sad I am over his passing.
The Sam and Juanita Smith family and all of their children 7/29/2025
Loved this boy, worked with him at Harts in Ceredo. Took him home several times when we got off at night. He was a good boy. Hurts me to see his obituary. Haven’t seen him in years..Rest in Peace, my friend!