IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Robert Charlie
Rish
August 6, 1926 – June 23, 2011
Obituary
Robert Charlie (Bobby) Rish, 84, of Wewahitchka, FL went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2011. He was born to Roy P. and Lucy P. Rish on August 6, 1926.
Bobby was a lifelong resident of Wewahitchka and graduated Wewahitchka High School in May 1944. He was self-employed at Wewa Plumbing and Heating, which later became West Florida Gas Company. After retiring from his business, he went to work like his dad as a tag inspector with the Division of Motor Vehicles and was later promoted to Administrator of District 5. After retiring in 1992, he lived life to the fullest enjoying his wife of sixty-one years and his family, especially his grandchildren and their many adventures on the farm. Uncle Bob loved his nieces and nephews as if they were his own.
Bobby was a Master Mason of Tupelo Lodge #289 in Wewahitchka for 57 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church for 59 years. He was also a Navy Veteran.
He was predeceased by his parents, Roy P. and Lucy P. Rish; brothers, Roy P. Rish, Jr., Henry I. Rish, and William J. Rish.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Betty Jo Batson Rish; daughters, Ann Morris Johnson (Mitchell); Doris Jean Whitten (Byron) of Wewahitchka, Florida; grandchildren, Chris Morris (Kim), Charlene Ellis (Sean), Meagan Forrest (Ryan), Robbie Morris and girlfriend, Allison Lewis; Chaz Whitten and girlfriend, Michelle Holly; Tyler Whitten; great grandchildren, Walker Morris, Ashlyn, Alexis, and Kody Ellis, Aidan and Cooper Forrest, and Landon Whitten.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Wewahitchka, Florida. Masonic Rites will be conducted at graveside by Tupelo Lodge # 289 at Jehu Cemetery in Wewahitchka, Florida.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Michael Barnes and Staff, A & A Home Healthcare, and Covenant Hospice for your care and concern throughout the years.
Active pallbearers are Blake Rish, Steven Bode, William Jay Rish III, Herb McGuire, Al Millergren and Charlie Little. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Tupelo Masonic Lodge #289.
Bobby was a lifelong resident of Wewahitchka and graduated Wewahitchka High School in May 1944. He was self-employed at Wewa Plumbing and Heating, which later became West Florida Gas Company. After retiring from his business, he went to work like his dad as a tag inspector with the Division of Motor Vehicles and was later promoted to Administrator of District 5. After retiring in 1992, he lived life to the fullest enjoying his wife of sixty-one years and his family, especially his grandchildren and their many adventures on the farm. Uncle Bob loved his nieces and nephews as if they were his own.
Bobby was a Master Mason of Tupelo Lodge #289 in Wewahitchka for 57 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church for 59 years. He was also a Navy Veteran.
He was predeceased by his parents, Roy P. and Lucy P. Rish; brothers, Roy P. Rish, Jr., Henry I. Rish, and William J. Rish.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Betty Jo Batson Rish; daughters, Ann Morris Johnson (Mitchell); Doris Jean Whitten (Byron) of Wewahitchka, Florida; grandchildren, Chris Morris (Kim), Charlene Ellis (Sean), Meagan Forrest (Ryan), Robbie Morris and girlfriend, Allison Lewis; Chaz Whitten and girlfriend, Michelle Holly; Tyler Whitten; great grandchildren, Walker Morris, Ashlyn, Alexis, and Kody Ellis, Aidan and Cooper Forrest, and Landon Whitten.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Wewahitchka, Florida. Masonic Rites will be conducted at graveside by Tupelo Lodge # 289 at Jehu Cemetery in Wewahitchka, Florida.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Michael Barnes and Staff, A & A Home Healthcare, and Covenant Hospice for your care and concern throughout the years.
Active pallbearers are Blake Rish, Steven Bode, William Jay Rish III, Herb McGuire, Al Millergren and Charlie Little. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Tupelo Masonic Lodge #289.
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