Chocowinity, North Carolina
Robert Douglas “Skippy” Harding, age 68, a resident of Chocowinity, passed away August 5, 2017.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday August 10, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Chocowinity and will be officiated by Dr. Richard Sheriff.
Mr. Harding was born on December 24, 1948 in Ypsilanti, MI to Robert Sagasta Harding and Alice Delores Jackson Gilbert. He graduated from Michigan State. He retired from AT&T as a computer programmer. On August 30, 1975, he married Karen Elizabeth Jamison. He moved to Washington D.C. from Cleveland, Ohio and retired to Beaufort County in April 2006. He loved the word of God and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chocowinity.
Survivors include his wife, Karen J. Harding of the home, his mother, Alice Gilbert, and a sister, Sandra Deborah Mason and husband John all of Ypsilanti, MI.
He is preceded in death by his father, Robert S. Harding and a brother, Michael Harding.
A visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until the funeral hour Thursday August 10, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Chocowinity.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Chocowinity EMS, Attn: Sharon Buck, P. O. Box 574, Chocowinity, NC 27817.
Burial will be in Romulus, Michigan at a later date.
Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Harding family.
Soror Harding I have been lifting you up in prayer since hearing the news. My the Comforter wrap you in His arms of peace, light and love.
Terri Reaves
August 14, 2017 | Largo, MD
Karen I am so sorry to hear this news. May you know I am praying for your comfort my soror.
Maida Piggee
August 13, 2017 | Lorton, VA
Karen:
You have my sincerest condolences to you, your family, and all those who cared about Robert, of which I certainly am one. Soon, may you have the peace that surpasses all understanding. Please know that you are loved.
Dianne Cherry
August 12, 2017 | Takoma Park, MD
Terrible news. Robert was a great friend and I spent many days at work talking with him about anything from football to Star Trek. I have fond memories of the pool games in his basement. As a young man in the `90s, Robert taught me a lot about patience and how to deal with trying situations, I owe a lot of my workplace success to him. My condolences.
Brian Ellis
August 10, 2017 | Chantilly, VA
Karen and friends of Robert,
I have fond memories of Robert at AT&T. He was my first tech lead on the Service Order Tracking System. we spent many a night on production support and enhancing the batch system. We became softball and golf partners, and good friends. Robert will be deeply missed.
Mark Wigtil
August 10, 2017 | Washington, DC
Karen & family, as you well know, Robert was many things to many people. To me, he was a boss, a mentor, an opponent (he used to beat me silly in chess), a teammate and of course a friend. I have many fond memories of him and the fun we shared! I will keep you all in my thoughts.
Ray Day
August 09, 2017 | Aldie, VA
I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my deepest sympathy and know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Candace Woolard
August 09, 2017 | Washington, NC
