Pastor Terry Lowell Robison, the son of Lowell Lloyd and Mary Elizabeth (Hughes) Robison, was born October 12, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended high school in Council Bluffs, graduating in 1974.
On December 1, 1973, Terry was united in marriage to Vicki Robb in Council Bluffs. They became the parents of four children, Ottomina, Chad, Robie, and Terra. They later divorced. On January 3, 2004, Terry was united in marriage to Mary Underhill at the First Christian Church, Rock Port, Missouri, and became stepfather to Maggie.
Terry worked for his father as an auto mechanic in their family-owned business called Robbie’s, before being employed as a diesel mechanic for Paul Lucht in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1982, the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where Terry worked in construction. They moved to Rock Port, Missouri, in 1987 and Terry was employed by Graybill Tire and Repair. In 1998, Terry started attending the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous and recently celebrated 26 years of sobriety. In the early 2000s, Terry received Jesus Christ as his LORD and Savior and was baptized at the First Christian Church, Rock Port. Immediately his life changed. In 2008, Terry “caved” to God’s call and enrolled in the Missouri School of Religion.
In January of 2012, Terry began pastoring the Pickering Christian Church, Pickering Missouri. He then became a Commissioned Pastor of the Disciples of Christ in September of 2014 and began pastoring the First Christian Church of Burlington Junction in October of 2014. In 2016, Terry and Mary moved to Burlington Junction where he was currently pastoring both churches. Terry passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at his home in Burlington Junction, at the age of 68.
Besides his parents, Terry was preceded in death by grandson, Aron Robison; sisters, Robyn Robison and Ronna Robison; and father-in-law, Robert Pangburn. Survivors include wife, Mary Robison, Burlington Junction; children, Ottomina “Mina” (Andy) Hopkins, Rock Port, Chad (Katheryn) Robison, Council Bluffs, Robie Robison, Iowa, and Terra (Anthony) Asta, Bellevue, Nebraska; stepdaughter, Maggie (Trystan) Lair, Rock Port; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; siblings, Tonia (Curtis) Messbarger and Mark (Ellie) Robison, both of Fairfax, Missouri, and Eric (Jennifer) Robison, Maitland, Missouri; stepmother, Sue Robison; step siblings, Garth Duncan and Liza Duncan; brothers-in-law, Michael Pangburn, Pierre, South Dakota, and Kenneth (Kathy) Pangburn, Corning, Iowa; mother-in-law, Joyce Pangburn, Corning; and numerous nieces and nephews, as well as many “adopted children.”
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at First Christian Church of Burlington Junction, conducted by Pastor Scott Killgore and Pastor Ron Routledge. Interment will be at Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port. Open visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, at First Christian Church of Burlington Junction, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Terry Robison Memorial Fund for the Mission of the Church. Services are under the direction of Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port. Online condolences may be left at www.minterfuneralchapels.com.
