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2016
Robert Southard Obituary
Vero Beach, FL
Robert C. Southard of Vero Beach, Florida died May 1st at Indian River Medical Center at the age of 93. He was born June 21, 1922 in New Egypt, N.J. and moved to Vero Beach in 1976. Bob served in the Pacific in the U.S. Marine Corps in WW-II where he fought in the battles of Guadalcanal and Peleliu. He was a retired Chevrolet Auto Dealer.
Husband of 54 years to the late Bette Southard. He is survived by his son Michael of Chicago, IL and daughter Debra Boyd of Mission Viejo, CA and four grandchildren. He has 2 great grandchildren and a 3rd due very soon.
His remains will be interned next to his wife at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Fort Pierce, FL.
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Official Seal of the Marine Corps League; founded in 1923 and Chartered by Congress in 1937
D. Robin Barker, PRO, Det. 1045, MCL
May 8, 2016
The U.S. Marines and Navy Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen and FMF Chaplains, Associate Members, and Auxiliary of the Martin County, Florida, based Lance Corporal Justin J. Wilson Detachment 1045, of the Marine Corps League, hereby recognize your efforts put forth during a portion of your lifetime by sacrificing to become a United States Marine. We salute you and honor your memory and valiant service to our Corps, and our Nation. Please accept our heartfelt sentiments as a token of our esteem and admiration of your L'Esprit du Corps. Semper Fidelis!
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