My good friend Johnnie Robbins passed away peacefully at his home in West Virginia last night, of heart failure. Johnnie was a steel player, a devout Christian and a kind human being. He also played mandolin and sang. He lived here in Cloverdale for about 10 years, where he hosted a monthly country music jam. He would often stop by the Forum office just to chat. We had many adventures together, and even shared a room at the convention one year.
Johnnie moved back to West Virginia to be closer to his family and his roots. He made friends among the steel players there, and played regularly in church. I have a lot of pictures of Johnnie. This is the most recent, taken when I visited him in 2019. I'm going to miss that guy.
B0B
I was at an outside show at THE SAGEBRUSH ROUNDUP, This evening. They announced Johnny's passing and played a song in memory of Johnny.
We were not real close, But another friend has passed on.
b0b sorry for the loss of a friend.
Johnny's Obituary and Arrangements are posted on the website of,
MASTERS FUNERAL HOME, Mannington WV.
His interment will be at the Grafton National Cemetery.
Thank yall so much. We miss him dearly... No we lived in Fairmont but had family in mannington and my fiance is from mannington and really close family friends with the Masters funeral home.
