Smyth County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Robert Charles Tollner

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Obituary notices for February 2, 2005

Smyth County News
Wednesday, February 2, 2005

Tollner

Robert "Bob" Charles Tollner, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005.

He was born Sept. 19, 1937, in San Francisco, Calif., to the late Alfred and
Hattie Tollner and was the youngest of six children. He grew up and was educated
in Daly City, Calif.

After graduating from high school, he served four years in the United States
Navy. He returned to California and attended college. He was introduced to
Jehovah's Witness in 1958. After an in-depth study of the Bible, he was baptized
on March 21, 1959. He married Linda Gordon on June 10, 1972, in Davis, Calif.,
where they lived until Jan. 1975, when he and Linda established Bob's Brite-ner
Cleaning Service in Marion offering employment to many in the area.

Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Linda Tollner; sister, Beverly Cox of
California; father-in-law, Wilbur Gordon; three brothers-in-law and four
sisters-in-law, Roger and Adrea Gordon, Donald and Terry Gordon, Marian Gordon,
Nancy and Ken Johnson; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be open to the public, and all are warmly invited. The
services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. at the Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2510 Highway 16 S., Marion.

Cremation Society of Virginia  in Marion is in charge of arrangements.