Doris Bridges Robbins

Maw-Maw was one of those people who you instantly loved. Everyone that ever met her, didn't forget her. So many people have come up to me and asked are you Doris' grandaughter? It made me proud inside to say yes. They would begin to tell me how much they loved her. I have always been blessed because maw-maw was my grandmother.
She taught me so much about life,how to live, how to take care of my health,my skin,how to save, but most of all she taught me what love is by watching her.

When i think of Maw-Maw, I always remember getting her card every single birthday with a dollar bill in it. She never failed to remember. One of the fondest memories of Maw-Maw is when I would visit her, we would clean some old coins Paw-Paw Gene (her son) had given me when I was just a small child. She had kept them safe for me and it was always a joy to clean those old coins with her. She had a toothbrush just for cleaning them set aside under her sink in the bathroom that ALWAYS smelled of...

I fondly remember spending nights with Aunt Doris and sleeping in the little back bedroom. When Norman and Shirley lived next door, it was fun going back and forth between the houses! Many pleasant summer nights were spent sitting out under the pine trees. Aunt Doris was such a gentle, dear soul and a wonderful example of faith, courage and dignity. Our lives have truly been enriched by her long and Godly life.

"MaMaw', as everyone called her after her first grandchild, Brian, our son was born. There are many things I'll remember about my Mother in-law, and the one I'll cherish the most is the tradition of having her family together on Christmas. Sometimes it would be the only time of the year that all the grandchildren would see each other. With Christmas being the most cherished time of the year, it seems right that the time of her being called home to be with her Lord. All of her...

I will miss my maw-maw very much. I can remember all those time I went to get her and bring her to my house when thunderstorms would come up. She was always telling me to unplug everything and stay away from windows. She kept me and my children entertained those nights by telling us our relatives from every branch of the family tree. Her mind was so sharp. I don't know how she could remember all of those people's names. She talked about them as if they were still around. She had a way...

Sarah and I were playing (under) the hiway in front of Mrs. Bridges', when I cut my foot really bad on a broken bottle. Doris immediately put a "hunk" of fatback on it to draw out any glass. She dried my tears, and performed a miracle for me. She was some Lady!

Doris was a good sister, sister-in-law, and aunt. We will miss seeing you on our trips to NC. We have many fond memories of times spent with you. We loved you and will miss you.

I'll always remember how Aunt Doris was afraid of thunder storms and would go to grandmothers to stay (even when grandmother was 99 years old!). Mama told me that grandmother would send Aunt Doris, when she was a young girl, to a neighbors who was afraid of storms so that the neighbor would not be alone. Do you think she remembered that neighbor during storms like I think of her now?
And Aunt Doris will always be
"Mrs. Avon". She was my first link to makeup and perfume as a young...

I will surely miss aunt Doris. One of my earliest recollections is of Uncle Ray and Aunt Doris having the first telephone in the family, how I loved to to talk on that phone. I remember Aunt Doris as being frugal but never cheap. She could squeeze a penny until Lincoln beged for mercy. There was a lot of sorrrow in her life, her loss of her husband and two of her three children had to be devastating. But she bore these loses with courage and dignity. I never heard her say an unkind word...