Dorothy Mae Robbins, age 86, of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, Sept. 7, at Shannondale Health Care Center in Knoxville.

She was born June 21, 1927, in Huntsville, Ala., the daughter of Marlin Gaston Buchanan and Ida Mae Damron Buchanan.

Mrs. Robbins was a former assistant director for the Oak Ridge Downtown Management Corp. She later worked as an inspector at the Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) until the age of 85, when her health began to fail. [Read more…]