Robin Rice Badley
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Sep 1st, 2014
- Death Date: Sep 1, 2014
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Biography: Robin Rice Badley ? daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, animal lover, cowgirl, and the toughest lady you ever met rode a heavenly horse into the arms of her Lord, surrounded by her enormous and loving family on September 1, 2014. Robin was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 12, 1952, and she spent half her life on her beloved ?Blue Feather Farm? in Ferndale, Arkansas. To meet Robin was to love her. She had that charismatic ?thing? that just made people gravitate to her. Her smile was as warm and easy as she was beautiful. She was a kind, loving, and old soul who consistently put the needs of others ahead of her own. This was especially true when it came to animals. She was an accomplished equestrian (?Horsewoman? as she put it) who despite her city folk upbringing somehow convinced her parents she was happiest when she was with horses. While she loved all animals, horses were her true passion. She was an avid ?horseshow mom? spending much of her time nurturing her love for horses and instilling that love into her children. If you asked Robin she would tell you her most important role in life was mother and grandmother. She absolutely adored her grandchildren and it is in them and her children where her spirit lives on. She not only lovingly fulfilled her role as mother and grandmother to her 6 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren; she fulfilled that role for others as well. She was known for sharing her home, heart, guidance, and love for animals with her children?s friends or anyone who needed her. Robin studied Childhood Development at Peabody College in Nashville, but later found her true and natural calling in veterinary medicine. She was by trade, a veterinary assistant and was the loving wife of Veterinarian, Dr. George Pat Badley. Together they cared for and saved the lives of countless animals. Though she was small in size, if you ever saw her hold a wild horse or a raging bull you would never again question her strength. Robin was the daughter of Joyce and Ted Rice Sr. She is joining many loved ones who are waiting for her in Heaven; her father?s Ted Rice Sr. and Colonel James Laney, grandparents; Robbie and Velma Robinson and Burr and Nettie Rice. She is survived, and will be greatly missed, by her mother, Joyce Laney, her husband, Pat, her children; Kristie Badley, Michael Badley, Erin Mayer, Amelia Thompson, Zachary Finch, and Jessie Shelley; her brothers Ted and Todd Rice; her grandchildren; Heath and Jake Wilkerson, Michael Ray Badley, Dorothy Johnson, Lillian, Emma, and Katie Finch, Sidda and Soren Shelley, Raine Mayer, Ethan Hurtado; her great-grandchildren; Bradyn and Bryson, and many, many friends. The family wishes to thank the many physicians that cared for Robin over the past several years, and her caregivers, Juanita Charles and Keishia White, for their kindness, guidance and friendship. Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Ruebel Funeral Home located at 6313 W Markham in Little Rock, AR from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 5, 2014 at 2:00pm at St. Mark?s Episcopal Church located at 1000 N. Mississippi Avenue in Little Rock. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park. Donations in Robin?s honor may be made to Heifer International or St. Marks Episcopal Church in Little Rock, Arkansas.
I just found out about the loss of a very special lady. Robin and I dated for a couple years in our Nashville years. We met and worked together at Doctor's Pet Center 100 Oaks Shopping Center in Nashville. We really got into tropical fish together while working there. Robin was a special person in my life and was a very special person to everyone she knew. Robin was special and wonderful.
I wish the very best to all of you, her family members of whom our paths have never crossed but know you have suffered a very difficult loss.
Sincere regards, John Dersham.
We will miss Robin so much. I can't count the hours we have spent walking a sick horse, doing a C-section on a dog, or a million other emergencies over the years.
We are so sorry for your loss and know how much Robin will be missed by everyone who knew her
We are sad to hear of Robin's passing and are thinking of you during this difficult time. I'm sure Sebastian has greeted Robin, this time running on all fours.
Tracey & Lushon Noel
We are very sorry for your loss. Though we
never had the opportunity to get to know
Robin, we can tell from what you wrote about
her that we wish we had. And we wish that
throughout our lives we'd had the communication
abilities that modern computers allow us, so
that we could have kept in touch with y'all
much better than we did. Now that we do have
them, we'll try to do better from here on out.
We lost our cousin, Randy Riseley, two weeks ago.
He was only 53 and his heart gave out on him.
Anyway, we'll be thinking of you in your time of trouble.
We are so sorry for your loss. Robin was such a wonderful lady. We will miss her greatly. May your precious memories of her bring you all some measure of comfort and peace during this very difficult time. Many prayers are being sent your way.
John, Scott and Scarlett Morgan
Lisa Kilby
I am so sorry for your loss and will be thinking about you.