Robert Edward Sensabaugh

1925 - 2008

Robert Edward Sensabaugh, 83, of Lexington, Va., died Friday, October 24, 2008, in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Mr. Sensabaugh was born August 9, 1925, in Rockbridge County. He was the son of the late James Edward Sensabaugh and Elsie Riley Sensabaugh and was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Potter Sensabaugh. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and was a retired operator at the Virginia Military Institute. He is survived by a daughter, Gail L. Gilbert and husband, William "Jack" Gilbert, of Lexington; and a stepson, Monte William Dale and his mother, Ola D. Sensabaugh, both of Lexington; five siblings, Sally Smith, of Lexington, Brown Sensabaugh, of Buena Vista, Buck Sensabaugh, of Rockbridge, Amos Sensabaugh, of Augusta, and Andy Sensabaugh, of North Carolina; two grandchildren, Susan McDaniel and husband, Greg, of Natural Bridge Station, and Kenneth Johnson and wife, Crystal, of Waynesboro; six great-grandchildren, Robert, Hunter, Dillon, Sherri, Sharon, and Samantha; and one greatgreat-grandchild, Jeffery. Funeral services will be held at Harrison Funeral Chapel, Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dean Staton officiating. Burial will follow at Collierstown Presbyterian Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 28, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington, Va.