Robert
Robert Alexander Sheffey Jr.
d. August 11, 2012
Robert Alexander Sheffey, Jr., age 85, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at his home. Mr. Sheffey served in the U.S. Navy during the WWII era before attending and graduating from the electrical engineer program at Georgia Tech. Bob was very active as an elder, choir member and volunteer at Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church for many years. He worked as an electrical engineer for Appalachian Power Company and retired as engineering supervisor after 39 years of service. Mr. Sheffey was an avid golfer and enjoyed sports of every kind. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Alexander and Emily Cummings Mahood Sheffey and son, William David Sheffey.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Eleanor Widener Honaker Sheffey; four sons, Jack "Buddy" (Alice) Honaker of Abingdon, VA, Bo (Teresa) Sheffey of Gray, TN, Charles (Deborah) Sheffey of Johnson City, TN, and John Allen (Maria) Sheffey of Bedford, TX; one daughter, Sharon (Steve) Schinasi of Cincinnati, OH; one sister, Martha (Emile) Jeffrion of Huntsville, AL; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, VA 24210, with Rev. John Markel and Rev. Curtis Murray officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with grandsons serving as pallbearers and military rites being conducted by Highlands Veterans Honor Guard and the Virginia National Guard. Dr. William Mark Handy will serve as an honorary pallbearer.
Visitation with the family will be held 10-11:30 A.M. just prior to the service on Tuesday.
The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of Johnston Memorial Hospital, Valley Healthcare Center, Total Care Hospice and Stephanie Jackson with Total Care Hospice.
Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guest register.
The family is being cared for by Farris Cremation & Funeral Center, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Eleanor Widener Honaker Sheffey; four sons, Jack "Buddy" (Alice) Honaker of Abingdon, VA, Bo (Teresa) Sheffey of Gray, TN, Charles (Deborah) Sheffey of Johnson City, TN, and John Allen (Maria) Sheffey of Bedford, TX; one daughter, Sharon (Steve) Schinasi of Cincinnati, OH; one sister, Martha (Emile) Jeffrion of Huntsville, AL; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, VA 24210, with Rev. John Markel and Rev. Curtis Murray officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with grandsons serving as pallbearers and military rites being conducted by Highlands Veterans Honor Guard and the Virginia National Guard. Dr. William Mark Handy will serve as an honorary pallbearer.
Visitation with the family will be held 10-11:30 A.M. just prior to the service on Tuesday.
The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of Johnston Memorial Hospital, Valley Healthcare Center, Total Care Hospice and Stephanie Jackson with Total Care Hospice.
Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guest register.
The family is being cared for by Farris Cremation & Funeral Center, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
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