John H. "Jiggs" Robinson, 70, of Five Mile Road, Gallipolis Ferry, WV, went home to be with the Lord at Holzer Medical Center on October 29, 2012. He was born on June 2, 1942, in Mason County, WV, a son to the late John F. Robinson, and mother Lucille Doss Robinson. He was an electrician at Foot Mineral, was the former President of United Steelworkers Local #5171 of Hartford, WV, was a lobbyist for labor rights for the Mason-Jackson Labor Council, and a little league baseball coach, and he was also an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War.

He is preceded in death besides his father, by two infant children, and one infant grandchild.

He is survived by his wife Yvonne Robinson, and his mother Lucille Robinson, and son John Timothy Robinson, and daughters Stephanie Robinson and Melanie (Shannon) Kinnaird, and grandchildren Josie & Ryan Kinnaird, Nikki Landfried, and Cassie & Jeff Whaling, and special children Dalena Smith, Chad Fielder, and very special dogs Pennington & Angel.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the Concord Baptist Church in Henderson, WV, at 11 AM, with Rev. Roger Bonecutter and Fred McCallister officiating. Burial will follow in the Robinson Family Cemetery in Gallipolis Ferry, WV, with full military graveside services observed. Friends may visit the family on Friday, November 2, 2012, at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, WV, from 6-8 PM.