Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Burroughs, Robert William "Bob" May 15, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net February 1, 2012, 10:10 am Springfield News-Sun Published in Springfield News-Sun May 16, 2011 BURROUGHS, Robert. W. age 87, of Saint Paris passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Born on April 19, 1924, in Champaign County, Jackson Twp., Bob was a son of the late William and Ona (Blue) Burroughs. He married June E. George on June 1, 1944 and she survives. Two sons also survive: Mike (Mary) Burroughs and James (Sharon) Burroughs both of St. Paris. Bob was a loving grandfather to five grandchildren: Chad (Becky) Burroughs, St. Paris; Ty Burroughs, St. Paris; Lori Thomas, Springfield; Andy (Angie) Burroughs, St. Paris; and Brian (Lisa) Burroughs, St. Paris, six great grandchildren, two step grandchildren and one step great grandchild. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Nancy Burroughs of St. Paris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Grube and Marcella Allebach, and one brother, Allen Burroughs. Bob attended the St. Paris First Church of God, and he graduated in 1942 from Christiansburg-Jackson School, St. Paris. He was a carpenter building many houses and he was engaged in farming. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Paris First Church of God, 122 E. Walnut Street, Saint Paris with Pastors Larry Messick, Richard Keeran, and Terry Gray presiding. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will also be held in the church on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the First Church of God Building Fund, P.O. Box 543, Saint Paris, Ohio 43072. Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, Saint Paris is serving the family File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/b/burrough1245gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb