Robert Franklin (Bobby) Lawhorne, Sr. went to be with Jesus and his mother, Edith and his father, Oney at 12:57 Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville.

He was born October 24, 1934 in Buena Vista, the oldest son of the late Edith and Oney Lawhorne.

Bobby was an insurance salesman for more than twenty years.

At the time of his death, he was employed by Washington & Lee, where he had worked for ten years.

He always had a smile on his face and a hug and kind word for all.

He loved his family and was loved in return by them.

He was a member of the Calvary Brethren Church, where he served as an usher.

Bobby is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Jerene (Jerrie) Crickenberger Lawhorne and his daughters, Marty L. Coleman and Ginger L. Webb and husband, Steve; a son, Robert Franklin Lawhorne, Jr. (Chip) and wife, Marci; five grandchildren: Shane and Devin Coleman, Milea Webb, Savannah and Trace Lawhorne; a great granddaughter, Haley Coleman; a sister, Betty Jo Wheeler; three brothers: William N. Lawhorne, Ernest M. Lawhorne, and Larry D. Lawhorne; his much-loved "furry" babies, Dublin, Cayenne and Topez, who will miss his touch and voice.

He will be missed by all who knew him.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Calvary Brethren Church with Pastor Rick Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in his memory to the youth ministry of the Calvary Brethren Church, 1365 Woodland Ave., Buena Vista, Virginia. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Virginia.