Robin Flyer Obituary
Mrs. Robin Lou Flyer, 82, of Bear Creek, NC, went to her Heavenly home on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
Robin was born on August 17, 1943, in Texas, to Charles Rickard and Floy Lou Mordoff Rickard.
Robin is a graduate of Kent State University and taught adult services education. Her passions included a homesteading lifestyle, growing vegetables in her garden and canning what she harvested. She lost her son, Matthew Thomas Flyer on October 24, 2025.
Surviving Robin is her high school sweetheart and husband of 55 years, Thomas Flyer, of the home and her daughter-in-law, Lynn Flyer, of Goldston, NC.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Smith & Buckner Funeral Home is assisting the Flyer family.
Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh.com
230 N. Second Ave, Siler City, NC 27344
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