Rev. Robert Gambrell Riegel

1930 - 2021

Rev. Robert Gambrell Riegel

1930 - 2021

BORN

1930

DIED

2021

Robert Riegel Obituary

Published by The Greenville News from Feb. 16 to Feb. 17, 2021.
Rev. Robert Gambrell Riegel (Bob)

- - Bob was born on May 20, 1930 in New York City and lived his early years in Larchmont, New York. His father was Theodore Riegel of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and his mother was Mary Gambrell Riegel of Greenwood, South Carolina. Bob had three siblings: a younger brother, Theodore Riegel Jr., and two older sisters, Elizabeth Hilton and the late Marion McCullough McDonnel. He has been greatly blessed in his marriage to Keren Moore Riegel.

Bob has two sons: Robert G. Riegel, Jr. (m. Jeanne) and James F. Riegel. He has two step-daughters: Elizabeth (Buffy) Gilmer Farnsworth and Heather Gilmer Ives (m. Hunter). Bob and Keren have four beloved grandchildren: Elizabeth (Ellie) Riegel, Drake and Hunter Ives, and Davis Farnsworth.

Bob served in Episcopal parishes in Atlanta, GA (St. Luke's), Greenville, SC (St. James), and Columbia, SC (Trinity Cathedral). At the time of his death, he was the longest serving Episcopal priest in the Upper Diocese of South Carolina.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel is assisting the family.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family. The full obituary may be viewed online at ShiveFuneralHome.com.

Memorial gifts may be made to the attention of: Trinity Cathedral, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia SC 29201 and designated for the Trinity Foundation or the Bob Riegel Fund for Haiti.

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February 25, 2021

Tom Hines posted to the memorial.

February 19, 2021

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Rick Dowdeswell posted to the memorial.

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Tom Hines

February 25, 2021

We would like to offer our condolences to Reverend's Riegel's family and friends. He was a very supportive and caring minister during my brother's final days and funeral service. We were very greateful for his help.

Virginia Barrett Barker

February 19, 2021

A much-loved mentor to the youth groups at St. Luke's, Atlanta. I'm grateful to Kanuga for letting the diaspora of Atlanta know of his death; many of us have been away so long that we often miss out on such news from our once-home parish.

Rick Dowdeswell

February 18, 2021

My family: wife, Temple; son, Richard and I were parishioners at St. James for seventeen years, fifteen of which were led by Bob as rector. He was special. Temple passed away from cancer in 1991. She is interred in the church memorial garden. Our son now lives in Atlanta,
Temple's home town where she first met Bob when he served at St.
Luke's. I am retired and reside in Hendersonville, NC and am a member of St. James (north) and sing in their senior choir.

David Gilmore

February 17, 2021

Jim and Bob,

Ya'll are in my prayers as I loved your dad. Ya'll were like family at St. James, church basketball, Furman Racquet Club, Wade Hampton tennis and UGA/Stetson. He was a mentor, friend and as my mom said " good people" !
God Bless and take care!
Dave Gilmore

Tom Marchant

February 17, 2021

Our sympathy +
Deborah & Tom Marchant
379 Golden Bear Drive, J2
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
(formerly from Greenviile)

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