Robert Luther Dobson, Sr., 86, of Christiansburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.
He was a member of Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church in Christiansburg. He was a U. S. Army veteran and was a retired assistant principal with Montgomery County Schools. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ira, Sr. and Medister Johnson Dobson; a grandson, Brandon Andrews; three sisters and five brothers.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Charleen Loretta Dobson; children and their spouses, Robert L. Dobson, Jr. of Vinton, Ardelia D. and (Nelson Reeves) of Roanoke, Demetry M. Dobson of Christiansburg, Isaac W. and Ranglette Dobson of Radford and C. Katrice and Berkeley Davis of Richmond; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends from 10 until 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Lee E. Suggs, Sr., officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin.
The Dobson family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory.