Mrs. Susan Deneke Robbins

Susan Deneke Robbins, age 62, of Millbrook, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Born in 1961 to William E. Deneke and Betty H. Deneke in Mobile, Alabama. She and her older sister, Janna (Sam Lyons) and younger brother John Deneke grew up with sandy summers and fanfare filled with purple, green and gold. In her early twenties, Susan moved to the capital city to pursue a career in banking, like her father. Before long, she met the love of her life, Bennett Robbins. They wed in 1987 and spent the next almost 37 years devoted to serving one another. They welcomed a son, William, in 1990 and a daughter, Rebecca, in 1994. In the early years of motherhood, Susan was a pre-school teacher, Cub and Boy Scout leader, and dedicated class mom among many other volunteer roles. Though, she was a wife and mother above all else and excelled at both. While she relished in raising her children as a stay-at-home mother, once they were older, she pursued a career as a Realtor treating everyone she encountered with the same love she shared with her family. Susan was a member of Saint Michael and All Angels’ Episcopal Church and loved each person who walked through those red doors with her. She served on the Vestry as both Junior and Senior Warden, President of the Episcopal Church Woman, and chairman of the church’s annual outreach fundraiser, Angel Fest. She considered Saint Michael’s her home and cherished the fullness of life that the church brought her and her family. She believed in the notion that the best is yet to come. While she didn’t quite know what that entailed, we are confident that she has received quite the homecoming from those that preceded her. Susan was welcomed home by her parents, younger brother, and Bennett’s parents. She is survived by her husband, son, daughter, sister and brother-in-law, beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Saint Michael and All Angels’ Episcopal Church, 5941 Main Street, Millbrook, Alabama 36054. A reception will be held at The Elms of Coosada, 360 Lindsey Road, Coosada, Alabama 36020 immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Special Session at Camp McDowell, a program that provides a full summer camp experience for teenagers and adults with varying degrees of mental and physical abilities. Donations can be made by mailing a check to Camp McDowell, 105 Delong Road, Nauvoo, Alabama 35578 with “Special Session Fund” in the memo. Brookside Funeral Home, Crematorium & Memorial Gardens of Millbrook, AL directing.