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1930
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2024
Robert Lineberger Obituary
July 18, 1930 - July 17, 2024
Columbia SC, South Carolina - The Reverend Robert Brown Lineberger, of Columbia, SC, died on July 17, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, May Thompson Lineberger. He was predeceased by his wife of 52 years and mother of his children, Catherine Steele Lineberger, in 2004. He is survived also by his daughters, Lela Lineberger (Dan) Groene and Sara Lineberger (Sergio) Mendes, and his daughter-in-law Jenette Jones Lineberger. He was predeceased by his son Peter Robert Lineberger in 2019. He was blessed with five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rev. Lineberger is also survived by May's sons Steve (Heather) Abbott and Mark (Alisa, deceased 2019) Abbott, and her two grandsons. Rev. Lineberger was the youngest child of Rev. Frederick Louis and Nettie Mava Corley Lineberger.
After graduating from Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC, in 1952, and the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia in 1955, Rev. Lineberger served in Lutheran churches for 40 years. Congregations he served were Morning Star Lutheran in Matthews, NC; St. John's Lutheran (Asst. Pastor) in Salisbury, NC; St Paul's Lutheran in Hampton, VA, where he was Pastor from 1962-1978; Lutheran Church of Our Saviour (Pastor/Developer), Chesterfield, VA; Immanuel Lutheran in Bluefield, WV; and Christ the King Lutheran in Columbia, SC, from which he retired in 1995.
Memorial Service to be held Saturday, August 31, 2024 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1715 Bull St, Columbia, SC 29201. Visitation at the church at 11:00 a.m., Service at 12 noon. The service will be livestreamed on the church's Facebook page and can be viewed at www.stpaulscolumbia.com. The obituary may be viewed at https://everloved.com/life-of/robert-lineberger/obituary/.
Donations in Rev. Lineberger's memory may be made to Lenoir-Rhyne University. Please designate gifts to "Friends of Music" on behalf of Robert B. Lineberger. Donations may be made online at www.lr.edu/give/make-gift, by telephone at 828-328-7108 (M-F 8a-5p), or by check mailed and made payable to: Lenoir-Rhyne University, 625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7467, Hickory, NC 28601.
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