Canton - The world lost one of its greatest gifts when Robert Lee
Pavley died at the age of 88 on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. He was a man who
believed in & demonstrated through his everyday actions that "God,
Family, & Country" were the foundation blocks for living. Born
December 19th, 1932 in Canton to Franklin George & Alice Marlin
Pavley. He was the oldest but last surviving brother of their 3 sons:
Robert, Ron & Gary and helped with the family business, Pavley
Nursery. After graduating from Canton High school, he served in the US
Armed Forces and was stationed in Japan during its reconstruction. When
his military service ended, he attended the University of Kansas where
he met & then married Barbara Bremmer from Booker, Texas. He
continued his education & graduated with a B.S. in Physics from
Western Illinois University. He was employed by both Lockheed Martin and
MacDonnell Douglas Aerospace and Defense Contractors prior to becoming
the plant engineer at International Harvester in Canton until its
closure. They raised 3 children: Cathy Pavley of Highland, CA, Rob
(Jill) Pavley, of Morton, & Tricia (Bill) Nagle of Canton; 3
grandchildren: Josh (Shauna Phillips) Pavley, Liz (Dan Monroe) Pavley,
and Ashleigh (Quinton) Pirtle; and 4 great grandchildren: Sadie, Willow,
Bailey, and Scout. Bob never knew a stranger. He was preceded in death
by one niece, Tina Pavley-Stubbs. He enjoyed spending time with all of
his wife's family. Active in the community and in St. Mary's Catholic
Church, he was previously a member of the Knight's of Columbus and
coached ASA Girl's Softball and Boy's Basketball for the YMCA. After
retirement, he worked for Nagle Accounting alongside his daughter
Tricia, son-in-law Bill, and granddaughter Ashleigh.
The family
wishes to thank Graham Hospital's 1st floor nursing and extended care
staff for their warm and professional treatment of Bob and his family
during his stays there.
Also special thanks to Diana Pavley-Rock
(niece) and Dan Rock, Ronda (niece) and Rye Randolph, Mark & Diana
Pirtle (in-laws), Otto & Lois Stephenitch and Joyce Williams, for
all their help & support.
A funeral Mass will be held on
Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 10 am at St Mary's Catholic Church in Canton
with a visitation on Friday, June 25, 2021 at the Oaks-Hines Funeral
Home in Canton from 6-8. A recitation of the rosary will follow
visitation.
Burial will follow Mass on Saturday at the St Joseph Cemetery in Canton.
Memorials may be made to St Mary's Food Pantry, FCRC or to a charity of the donor's choice.
To view Bob's video tribute or to leave online condolences please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com
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