Submitted PhotoMax Robinson

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for the teenage son of a Lauderdale County deputy sheriff who died Saturday night as the result of an accidental gun-shot wound.

Services for Max Daniel Robinson, 15, are planned at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, 6300 Highway 39 North, Meridian. Visitation is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Dr. Roy McNeil and Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will follow Wednesday at Cedar Grove Baptist Church.

Max was a sophomore at Clarkdale High School where he was a member of Future Farmers of America.

His obituary describes him as someone who was outgoing, dependable and stood up for what he believed in. He loved basketball, football, hunting and fishing and was a Baltimore Ravens Fan. He was also a prankster and enjoyed making others laugh, according to his obituary. 

Toni Buchanan,  Agriculture and Natural Resources teacher at Clarkdale, said Robinson was a happy-go-lucky 10th grader who will be missed.

“Max was always smiling, never got in trouble, but always up to something – joking around,” Buchanan said. “Sunday we opened the school Agriculture department for students who wanted to be together just to visit and talk. They went into the shop and used some metal to make a cross for him.”

Clarkdale High School Counselor Susan White, who taught Robinson in fifth grade, said Max was bashful but always had a smile for everyone he encountered.

“He was a joy to teach and was a friend to everyone,” White said.

Robinson was at his home on Mt. Horeb Road around 8:30 p.m. Saturday with his family when the shot-gun he and a friend were handling discharged.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with each of the family members as we all deal with the emotions of the loss of Max,” Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie said. 

Sollie said he is proud of the men and women who responded to this tragedy and wants them to know – it’s OK to hurt.

“First responders and law enforcement have to control their emotions on the scene – be tough in the face of adversity – the loss of life. But, sometimes you have to go into the back room to share your emotions,” Sollie said. 

Max is survived by his parents, Deputy Tim and Michelle Robinson. One brother and sister-in-law, Dylan and Monica Robinson.