Carrol Joy Payne Robinson (April 6, 1948 – September 17, 2026)

Carrol Joy Payne Robinson, age 77, was born on April 6, 1948, to Dewey and Reba Wyatt Payne. She passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026, at Druid City Hospital.

She lived a meaningful life. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Five Mile Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Akron, Alabama, with Elder Bobby Payne officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the graveside service in the church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Reba Wyatt Payne; sisters Carolyn Lorrein Payne, Juanita Phares and Nelda Cotton; and her brother, Adolph Payne.

Survivors include her husband, Larry Gene Robinson; daughter, Crystal Joy McKenzie (Heath); her three loving grandchildren, Mallory, Molly and Jake McKenzie, all of whom she adored and who called her Maw; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Carrol found joy in sewing. She loved gardening plants and flowers, but her favorite pastime was simply being in the company of her loved ones.

Honorary pallbearers are doctors and staff of DCH MICU, Dr. Joshua Argo, DCH Radiology Department, and staff of Hale County Courthouse.