Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Warner, Robert D. "Little Bob" 2001
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Greenville Daily News, 11 Sep 2001

Belding - Robert D. “Little Bob” Warner, 59, passed away Aug. 23, 2001, in
Portland, Maine, with his family by his side, following a four-month battle with
cancer.  He was born Dec. 12, 1941, in Grand Rapids, the son of Howard and Alta
Marvin Warner.

The family moved to Belding in 1944.  Bob attended Cooley School and Belding
Public Schools, where he played on the junior varsity football team.  He was a
carpenter in Cedar Springs for several years before moving to Maine in 1973.  He
continued his carpentry work, owned and operated a trucking business and worked
for the Sanford Public Schools.  Bob was a member of AA and was instrumental in
starting the Sanford Chit Chat club.  He loved to play cards, golf, bowl, hunt,
fish and dance.  Family members say he had a wonderful sense of humor and was a
friend to all.  His life was a testament to the phrase, “The greatness of a man
can always be measured by his willingness to be kind.”

He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Sandra Brooks Cousins Warner; seven sons
and daughters-in-law, Mark and Shelly of Owosso, Thomas and Michelle of Sanford,
Maine, Timothy and Joyce of Michigamme, Adam of Hannibal, Mo., Michael of
Springvale, Maine, Douglas Edwards of Belding, Bryan and Elizabeth Edwards of
Greenville; one daughter, Rosemarie Bess of Champion; 11 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild; his mother, Alta Burke of Belding; four sisters and two
brothers-in-law, Marjorie and Martin Gibson of Belding, Virginia and Russell
Vawter of Woodville, Dorothy Martin of Cadillac, Joan Kopf of York, Pa.; two
brothers and one sister-in-law, Robert “Big Bob” Warner of Belding, James and
Donna Longhurst of Rockford; many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1942; his stepfathers, Delmer Warner
Sr. in 1965 and Levi Burke in 1990; his brothers, Michael in 1993, Richard in
2000, Delmer Jr. in 2001; and one son, Mark in 1986.

Funeral services were Aug. 28 in Sanford, Maine.  Interment was in Oakdale
Cemetery, Sanford.  A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding, with Pastor Ken Harger officiating. 
Bob’s family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the service. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Alvah
N. Belding Library.


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