Obituary of Robert C. Peay
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Mr. Robert Craven �Bob� Peay, Jr., age 70 of Boone, passed away Friday afternoon, June 9, 2017 at the Veteran�s Hospital in Asheville. Born July 21, 1946 in Rockingham County, he was a son of the late Robert Craven Peay Sr., and Mary Tuttle Peay. Bob was a US Air Force Veteran, having served during Vietnam. While living in Madison, NC, Bob was a member of the Lions Club, the Jaycees, and was a charter member of the Intelligence Ruritan Club. He was also a member of the Boone Optimist Club, the Cove Creek Ruritan Club and the First Baptist Church. Bob was retired from Farm Bureau Insurance where he worked first as a salesman and later was the agency manager.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Albert Peay, four children; Caroline Peay Holland and husband Thomas J. �T.J.� and their children Andrew Holland and Emma Kate Harrison, Robert Craven Peay, III and wife Jennifer and their children, Lydia Peay and Bryson Peay, William Bradley Everette and wife Kim and their daughter, Lily Everette and James Brian Everette and his daughter Pattie Everette, one sister, Kathy Peay Amos and husband Ronnie. The family would like to thank Penny Mahala who was Bob�s friend and caregiver.
Memorial services for Mr. Robert Craven �Bob� Peay, Jr., will be conducted Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 1 PM at the First Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Roy Dobyns and Rev. Harold Bennett. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 130. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Boys and Girls Home of NC, Optimist Cottage, PO Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450.
Online condolences may be shared with the Peay family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Peay family.