Photo courtesy of Wilson Funeral Homes - Bridgeport
Sep 6, 1933 - Sep 27, 2015
The St. Paul fellowship will certainly miss Mr. Gary in church each Sunday. The memory of him will always be in our hearts. In the words of Emily Dickinson, "Unable are the loved to die for love is immortality."
Cindi Hale Blodgett
September 29, 2015 | Bridgeport, OH
My most sincere condolences to Bob's family. I had the pleasure of knowing Bob through El tor Grotto. "Absent from the body, present with God."
Blair Williams
September 29, 2015 | Mount Vernon, OH
Thoughts & Prayers to all of you at this difficult time...
DARLA DOMBROSKI
September 29, 2015 | ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH
Mrs. Gary and Family, I want you to know that my heart aches for you and I pray that God will give you comfort and strength when you need it most. Mr. Gary made me feel like part of your family. What a great neighbor he was to me. Planting tomatoes will never be the same. I will miss him with all my heart.
Dana Howell
September 28, 2015 | St. Clairsville, OH
Robert L. Gary Sr., 82, of St. Clairsville, OH, died Sunday, September 27, 2015, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. Bob was born in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Orval and Elizabeth Kolb Gary. Bob graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1951. He was married on December 5, 1953 to E. Marlene Williams. Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Kimberly Gary of Westerville, OH, Jeanne Gary of Columbus, OH, and Debra (Bart) DeVolld of St. Clairsville, OH; one son, Robert L. (Wendy) Gary Jr. of St. Clairsville, OH; two grandchildren, Jennifer (Brian) Gerevics of St. Clairsville, OH and Lindsay (Chuck) Neitzelt of St. Clairsville, OH; two great granddaughters, Madison Gerevics and Allison Neitzelt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Lena Mae Karkula; a brother, Orval E. Gary, and a granddaughter Renee Lee Gary. Bob was employed by D&N Enterprises of Wheeling and retired in 1998. He served as Executive Secretary of the OVAC Foundation for 20 years. He was President of the St. Clairsville Saints Club in 1984 and received the Saints Club Man of the Year award in 1985. Bob was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bridgeport. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #181 and was Monarch of El Tor Grotto in 1985. He was a 32 Degree MA Member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Steubenville, and a member of the Osiris Shrine in Wheeling. Family and friends will be received at Wilson Funeral Home 920 National Road Brookside on Wednesday September 30, 2015 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm, with Masonic Service Wednesday at 7 pm at the Funeral Home, and then on Thursday from 10 till time of service at 11 am at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Brookside, with Pastor Karen Torrez officiating, interment in Linwood Cemetery Blaine.To leave a condolence please visit www.wilsonfuneralhomes.com
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