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Robert Haden Obituary
June 22, 1938 - April 17, 2023
Hendersonville, North Carolina - The Rev. Robert Lee Haden, Jr. died on April 17th at the age of 84. He served as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Charlotte for 20 years before founding the Haden Institute in 1994 and moving to Hendersonville in 2004.
Bob is survived by his wife Mary Anne Easterling Haden, his sister Mary Gray 'Bunny' Keenan, his three children, Robert Lee Haden, III, James Livingston Haden, Sr. (Catherine Perry Haden), and William Pinckney Haden, and his four grandchildren, Langston Lee Haden, Benjamin Ray Haden, James Livingston Haden, Jr., and David Charles 'Charlie' Haden.
Memorials can be made to:
St. James Episcopal Church - stjamesepiscopal.com
766 N. Main Street - Hendersonville, NC 28792
Kanuga Conference Center - Kanuga.org/giving
130 Kanuga Chapel Drive - Hendersonville, NC 28739
The Haden Foundation - hadenfoundation.org/donate
Haden Foundation, Inc. - C/O Mark Ritchie - 505 Timberlane Trail - Salisbury, NC 28147-7808
A Celebration of Life service will be held at St James Episcopal Church Hendersonville, NC at 11am on May the 13th.
Full Obituary: https://www.blueridgenow.com/obituaries/pwlm0473326
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Lynne Fairley
June 25, 2023
Just noticed in the observer that Bob had passed in Hendersonville. I remember you all fondly from Saint John´s Episcopal Church here in Charlotte. I send my prayers for the family.
Brooke Fairley
June 25, 2023
I can remember going to Kanuga with St. John´s, as a child. I have such fond memories of Bob´s kindness and gentleness, especially towards my family after when we lost my younger brother, Wilson. We had not been to church in probably years and he still welcomed serving us and having Wilson´s funeral there. I have since been to other churches which would never act with such kindness. I hope the family is feeling comforted through this loss. Hi to William if he sees this! I still remember going to Sunday School with him and his shy demeanor and smiles.
Steve Ashley, Winston-Salem
May 2, 2023
My sincere condolences to the Haden family. We have so many great memories of Reverend Haden from our time as members of St. John's in Charlotte. He was a great leader of our congregation. God Bless.
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