ABAGAIL ANN (ABBY) MORAN ROBINSON, of Worthington, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017, after a brief illness. Abby was a true Renaissance woman. She was a beloved teacher of science at Teays Valley, also serving as board president at Saint Joseph Montessori School. Abby moved on to bringing her expertise to the business world guiding KFC. She was the first woman president of Great Lakes Franchisees Association. A true student of history who delighted in being active, she learned ballads and poems and could play the lyre, harp, harpsichord, flute, piano and recorder as well as guitar. For years Abby enjoyed sharing her knowledge at the Dublin Irish Festival demonstrating textile, weaving and dyes. Proud of her Irish and German heritage, she traveled with her family not only to Ireland, but many times to Europe, Israel and Africa. She was a member of many organizations, quietly supporting many philanthropic endeavors. Abby was a master glass blower and created many works of art to the delight of her family and friends, and would donate her works to various charitable auctions to help them raise funds. She also spent a considerable amount of time doing genealogy. But most of all she was devoted to her family. Abby was born on May 3, 1947, to George F. "Peck" Moran and Carolyn Bischoff Moran of Huntington, West Virginia. She married the love of her life, Donald Lawrence (Larry) Robinson, on October 12, 1968, and she is survived by Don and their two beloved sons, Drew (Karah) of Newport Beach, California, and Professor Neal Robinson of Norfolk, Virginia, and her sister, Rosa Frey (Peg Mangan) of Atlanta, Georgia. She is survived by her nephews, Thomas F. Moran (Elizabeth) and their three children Sarah, Wes (Beth-Ann) and Michael of Murrells Inlet, her sisters-in-law, Margaret Moran and Barbara Moran; by her sisters-in-law, Joyce Szmaj (George) of Bloomington, Illinois, Judge Mary Pat Zitter (Thomas) of Fort Recovery, Ohio, brothers-in-law, Captain Gerard Robinson (Lynn) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Bar Harbor, Maine, Edward Robinson (Liz) of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Her nieces and nephews, Lara (Doug) Heberle of Greensboro, North Carolina, Liza (Franck) Guellerin of Paris, France, Greta Szmaj (Laurent) Christen of London, England, Thomas Zitter Jr. of Sidney, Ohio, Anne (Tom) Staugler of Fort Recovery, Ohio, Mary Pat (Tim) Echemann of Piqua, Ohio, Shannon (Jerry) Hill of Marysville, Ohio, and Cynthia Zitter of Hollywood, California, Stephen (Khanh) Owens of Philadelphia, Pa., Linda Owens of Langhorne, Pa., and Lane Robinson of Doylestown, Pa. Her beloved great-nieces and -nephews, Tommy, Jared and Chase Staugler, Conrad and Lila Echemann, Victoria and Preston Hill, Kadin Owens, Aidan and Regan Heberle, Kadia Szmaj, and Farrah Joy and Jude Joseph Guellerin; and many cousins. She was blessed with many dear friends, especially Susan Walling who will greatly miss her. She is predeceased by her parents and brothers, William C. Moran of Murrells Inlet, Dan Moran of Huntsville, Alabama, her nephew, Kevin Moran, her parents-in-law, Mary Patricia McOwen Robinson and Donald Lane Robinson, sister-in-law, Karen Diane Owens. Abby was a 1965 graduate of St. Joseph Central High School in Huntington, West Virginia; a graduate of Marshall University with a Bachelor of Science Degree and she earned her Master's degree in Education Administration from The Ohio State University. She attended many other schools of higher education, including Josephina theological classes. A Mass of Resurrection will be held 10 a.m. Monday, January 30, 2017, at
St. Peter's Catholic Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Columbus, Ohio. Calling hours are 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday, January 29, at
Schoedinger Funeral Home, 6699 N. High Street, Worthington, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center. Please visit our online guestbook at
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