Queen Esther "Louise" Lawyer Robertson Obituary (1930

QUEEN ESTHER LAWYER ROBERTSON affectionately known as "Louise" was born April 30, 1930 to Earnest & Ella Jane Durant Lawyer and was the first of nine children. She went on to be with the Lord on Friday, January 17, 2020. Mother Robertson joined Gethsemane Holy Church under the leadership of Bishop Viola Reynolds. She served and held many positions such as: Church, District and National Mother, Sunday School teacher, Choir member, Usher board, Financial Secretary & Secretary of the Church Conventions, and the Kitchen Committee. She was a faithful member until the Lord called her home. Louise loved to cook and she was known well for her "macaroni salad" and she did it with love. Louise favorite songs were: "So glad I'm here", "I won't complain" and "This old building keep on leaning". Louise was giving, patient, funny, loved children and most of all loved God. Mother Robertson, an anointed woman of God, use to say in her testimony, "when you have the love of God in your heart, you can love and forgive people", and she was an example of that love and forgiveness. Louise have touched many lives the eighty-nine years she was here on earth and she will be truly missed. Louise is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Robertson; her parents, Earnest and Ella Lawyer; children, William, Susan, Ronnie Robertson & Haywood Lawyer; brother, Ernest Lawyer; sisters, Kathleen Ryals & Shirley DeGroat; 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grand children. Left to cherish her memories are: her children, Bishop Walter Robertson (Sheryll), Queen Casey, Diane Lindsey, Mary Robertson (her caregiver) all of Richmond, VA; Jeanette Robertson of Philadelphia, PA, Roy Robertson (Belinda) of North Carolina, Jesse Robertson, Jessie Winn (Chauncey) and Viola Pettus (Charles) all of Richmond, VA; daughter in-law, Shelia Robertson-Tisdale of Kenbridge, VA; one brother, James Lawyer of New Jersey; four sisters, Hattie Lawyer, Susan Martin of New York, Mary Jane Martin and Bettie Hazelwood (James) of Victoria, VA; twenty-five grandchildren, fifty-three great-grandchildren, fourteen great great-grandchildren; her best friend Pastor Lucy Rose; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral Service: Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 1:00 P.M. at The People's Community Center, 1021 Tidewater Avenue, Victoria, Virginia 23974; Bishop Walter Robertson, Eulogist; Doretha Robertson, Officiating Interment: Hendrick's Cemetery, Mecklenburg Street, Victoria, VA