A Celebration of Life in loving memory of Lela Mae Robinson

March 5, 1938 – October 19, 2023

Lela Mae Hutchinson Robinson was born on March 5, 1938, in Collinston, LA. She was the daughter of Levernia Williams McArthur and L.G. Hutchinson. Lela was lovingly raised by her aunt and uncle, Ladell and Kenzie Johnson. Her formative years were spent growing up in the Oakland, CA area and Monroe, LA.

Lela was a 1956 graduate of Carroll High School in Monroe, LA, and continued her education at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, where she graduated with a B.S. in Business.

On May 12, 1963, Lela an...