Robert Lee Elswick

Robert Lee Elswick obituary

Robert Lee Elswick

Robert Elswick Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Boyer Funeral Home - Waverly on Sep. 3, 2025.

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Robert Lee Elswick, 80, of Wheelersburg, Ohio passed 12:15 a.m., Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice Facility, Portsmouth, Ohio.

Robert was born September 26, 1944, in Logan, West Virginia, the son of the late Robert Franklin Elswick, and Pearl Mae (Dorton) Elswick. He was united in marriage to Edna Mae (Osborne) Elswick, who proceeded him in death.

He is survived by his brother, Jimmy (Sandy) Elswick; and ten nieces and nephews, Ivan O'niel, Teresa Stevenson, Lisa Browning, Pam Morgan, Lorie Elswick, Tracie Gibson, Kayla Elswick, Gene Watson, Charles Elswick, Jr, and John Robert Elswick, and James Elswick, Jr.

He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Lee Elswick; his daughter, Rebecca Lynn Elswick; a brother, Charles Elswick, and two sisters, Phyllis Elswick, and Reva Riley.

Robert worked as a coal miner.

Arrangements are under the care of Boyer Cremation Services.

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