EDNA LEE COYLE
Graveside services for Edna Lee "Tootsie" Armstrong Robinson Coyle will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2023 at Centerview Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to September 7, 2023 at Starr Funeral Home. She passed away on August 29, 2023 at the age of 96 in
Lubbock, Texas. She was born on December 4, 1926 in Milam, Texas to Lottie and Blue Armstrong. She
graduated from Hemphill High School. She married Howard G. Robinson in 1948. They had two sons,
Dennis and Terry. Howard passed away in 1982. She later married Jim Coyle. He passed away in 2009.
Tootsie lived in many places during her early married years, including Ingleside, Texas, Port Lavaca,
Texas, Seville, Spain, Sweeny, Texas, and Fredricksburg, Virginia. She and Howard returned to Hemphill
in the 1970's.
She is survived by her son, Dennis Robinson, daughter-in-law Sally Robinson, grandsons Jason Robinson
and Jesse Robinson, and great grandson Braden Robinson, all of Lubbock. Survivors also include her
sister Shirley DeCoux of Canyon Lake, nieces Danette Howell of Canyon Lake and Stephanie Wiesen
Baler of Houston, nephews Keith Hallonquist of Canyon Lake, Randy McLemore of Nacogdoches and
Paul Armstrong of Houston.
Tootsie loved to sew and crochet, and was an outstanding cook. She was a member of the VFW Ladies
Auxiliary, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the First Baptist Church in Hemphill and enjoyed all
her friends and activities there. She will be deeply missed by all her family and loved ones.
The family suggests memorials to the church or charity of your choice.
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