Funeral service for Robert “Bobby” Ray Beavers, 89, will be Sunday, September 3, 2023, at 3:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Dewayne Harper and Bro. Steve Barber officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Oden Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, September 2, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home.
Mr. Beavers died on Friday, September 1, 2023, at his residence. He was born Tuesday, October 3, 1933, in Morgan County to Cedric Delo Beavers and Amy Oden Beavers. He retired from NASA as an Engineer Technician.
Mr. Beavers was a member of Oden Ridge Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge at Simcoe. He was a founding member of the Oden Ridge Volunteer Fire Department in 1973 and volunteered until 2012 when his health would not allow him to participate. Bobby loved his tractors and farming. He was known for his ability to pull pranks on people. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren, and loved ice cream. Bobby was a good handyman and enjoyed fixing things. Mr. Beavers was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Jerry Neal Beavers.
Survivors include:
Wife – Patsy Holcomb Beavers of 60 years
Sons –
David Ray Beavers (Meiying)
Timothy Shane Beavers (Stacy)
Daughters –
Jennifer Ann Beavers Hill (Tony)
Vicki Nichole Beavers Hilliard (Brad)
Grandchildren –
Amie Lin Beavers, Julie Elizabeth Beavers, Cedric Delane Beavers, Jessica Linan Hill and Isabella Grace Hilliard
Pallbearers will be David Beavers, Tim Beavers, Tony Hill, Brad Hilliard, Jeff Thompson and Cedric Beavers.
