COLUMBUS
Betty Louise Robbins, age 89, of Columbus, Indiana, Formerly of Scottsburg Indiana, passed from the earth on July 2, 2022. Betty was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on September 6, 1932. She graduated from Scottsburg High School, was a roller-skating carhop at Cliff’s Drive-in, and it was there she met her one true love Wallace Daniel Robbins. They were married on December 31, 1949. Betty and Wallace had a love for the ages, despite his leaving too soon. Betty opened her own hairdresser salon and later was a chemical lab technician at the Charlestown Ammunition plant. Betty loved mowing the lawn on tractors, slot machines (on which she had incredible luck), and her family, fiercely.
She and Wallace raised a son, Jeff Robbins, and a daughter, Janet (Robbins) Voll, and had 4 grandchildren. Their families grew and now she has 12 great-grandchildren who all remained close to her.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, 3 brothers, and a sister. She is survived by a sister, CarrieLee (Baker) West of Scottsburg, her son, Jeff (Wanda) Robbins of Greenwood, daughter, Janet (Jim) Voll of Columbus, and 4 grandchildren: Tiffany (Tony) Barrett of Greenwood, Chanda (Kevin) Welsh of Columbus, Laura (Jon) Rupel of Whiteland, and Chad (Jessica) Brodt of California. She has 12 great-grandchildren: Taylor, Paige, and Parker Barrett, Sabrina Welsh, Sydney, Bradley, Matthew, and Addison Rupel, and Matilda, Brooke, Daniella, and Kate Brodt, as well as a flock of nieces and nephews that all loved her fiercely.
In accordance with her wishes, cremation will be performed. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Hospice of South-Central Indiana, the Bartholomew County Humane Society, or Riley Children’s Research Hospital.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.
You’re invited to light a virtual candle of remembrance, and leave a message of condolence to the family online at www.jewellrittman.com.
