Just two days after the passing of her beloved husband, Rodney, Johnnie Renea Cissom Robinson, age 57, peacefully departed this earthly life and joined him in paradise on Monday evening, November 9, 2026, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississippi.
In keeping with Johnnie’s wishes, family and friends will gather for a traditional funeral service celebrating both her life and Rodney’s at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, in the Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, and will resume at 10 a.m. Thursday until service time. Family friend Bro. Doc Shelton will officiate, and their grandson, Marco, will share personal reflections. Following the service, Johnnie will be laid to rest in Paynes Chapel Cemetery, where a brief prayer will be offered.
Born September 13, 1969, Johnnie was the daughter of the late John C. and Modene Pannell Cissom. She graduated from Pine Grove High School and worked for nineteen years as an inspector at Industrial Timber. Johnnie truly enjoyed her work, and much of that joy came from the people she worked beside each day. Over the years, many of those coworkers became dear friends.
On June 9, 1995, Johnnie married Rodney Robinson. For more than thirty-one years, they shared a life centered on the family they loved. From the time Rodney’s girls came into her life, Johnnie loved them as her own. That same love carried over to the grandchildren, who knew there was little she wouldn’t do for them. Of all the things that brought her happiness, being Rodney’s wife and a part of their girls’ and grandchildren’s lives meant the most to her.
A woman of Christian faith, Johnnie had a carefree spirit, a bright smile, and a way of making folks feel welcome. She loved a trip to the beach and had a fondness for shoes that anyone who knew her could tell you about. She was a dear sister and a true friend, and when Johnnie loved somebody, she made sure they knew it.
Among the sweetest memories her grandchildren will carry is the sound of Johnnie singing “You Are My Sunshine” to them. She sang it often, and those few words told them just how precious they were to her. To the girls who knew her love, the grandchildren who knew her voice, and the friends who looked forward to seeing her smile, Johnnie was their sunshine, too. As her family grieves the loss of both Johnnie and Rodney in so short a time, they find comfort in their Savior, Jesus Christ, and in the promise of a reunion where there will be no more goodbyes.
Those left to cherish Johnnie’s memory include her daughters, Neecole Robinson, Donyeil Soto (Taylor Sharp), Shawna Scarbrough, and Kyleigh Winkles, and her stepdaughter, Cara Macareno (Jorge). She also leaves her brother, Ricky D. Cissom (Diane), her sisters, Tina Cissom and Vicky Grisham, ten grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She held a special place in her heart for her great-niece, Ameli Evelyn Martinez, and her aunt, Nancy Stivala. She will also be dearly missed by her many nieces, nephews, beloved in-laws, extended family members, and friends.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Rodney, Johnnie was preceded in death by her sister, Shelia Stites, her brother-in-law, Billy Joe Grisham, and her granddaughter, Natalie Aguilar.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Brian Kuykendall, Billy Walker, Trevor Pannell, Clinton Morrison, Tammy Rue Hurt, Paul Box, J. B. Bullock, and Mark Bullock. Honorary pallbearers will be Lisa Jeter, Christy Givens, Lori Clemmer, Alissa Clemmer, Lorraine Berryman, and Tina Morrison.
Ripley Funeral Home is honored to serve Johnnie’s family.
