Rev. Robert Lee Heflin, 91, of Roanoke, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Bethany House Hospice in Opelika, Alabama. He was born on November 10, 1924 in Randolph County, Alabama.
Rev. Heflin was a United States Army veteran who served during World War II. He pastored five churches in Randolph and Clay Counties in Alabama. Rev. Heflin was a prominent figure in many communities and worked towards positive changes in civil rights for Black residents of Alabama.
Survivors include: his wife of sixty-eight years, daughter, two sons, two sisters, two sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, eleven grandchildren one of whom he and his wife raised, several great and great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Heflin was preceded in death by his parents, James and Dora Fuller Heflin; three brothers, Ben, John, and Tom Heflin; three sisters, Dolina, Lois and Lema Ruth; and two children, Stoney and Walter Lewis.
Interment location for Rev. Robert Lee Heflin, Sr. is at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, 372 Waller Mill Road, Roanoke, Alabama 36274.
Rev. Heflin was a United States Army veteran who served during World War II. He pastored five churches in Randolph and Clay Counties in Alabama. Rev. Heflin was a prominent figure in many communities and worked towards positive changes in civil rights for Black residents of Alabama.
Survivors include: his wife of sixty-eight years, daughter, two sons, two sisters, two sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, eleven grandchildren one of whom he and his wife raised, several great and great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Heflin was preceded in death by his parents, James and Dora Fuller Heflin; three brothers, Ben, John, and Tom Heflin; three sisters, Dolina, Lois and Lema Ruth; and two children, Stoney and Walter Lewis.
Interment location for Rev. Robert Lee Heflin, Sr. is at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, 372 Waller Mill Road, Roanoke, Alabama 36274.
Rev. Robert Lee Heflin, 91, of Roanoke, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Bethany House Hospice in Opelika, Alabama. He was born on November 10, 1924 in Randolph County, Alabama.
Rev. Heflin was a United States Army veteran who served during World War II. He pastored five churches in Randolph and Clay Counties in Alabama. Rev. Heflin was a prominent figure in many communities and worked towards positive changes in civil rights for Black residents of Alabama.
Survivors include: his wife of sixty-eight years, daughter, two sons, two sisters, two sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, eleven grandchildren one of whom he and his wife raised, several great and great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Heflin was preceded in death by his parents, James and Dora Fuller Heflin; three brothers, Ben, John, and Tom Heflin; three sisters, Dolina, Lois and Lema Ruth; and two children, Stoney and Walter Lewis.
Interment location for Rev. Robert Lee Heflin, Sr. is at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, 372 Waller Mill Road, Roanoke, Alabama 36274.
Rev. Heflin was a United States Army veteran who served during World War II. He pastored five churches in Randolph and Clay Counties in Alabama. Rev. Heflin was a prominent figure in many communities and worked towards positive changes in civil rights for Black residents of Alabama.
Survivors include: his wife of sixty-eight years, daughter, two sons, two sisters, two sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, eleven grandchildren one of whom he and his wife raised, several great and great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Heflin was preceded in death by his parents, James and Dora Fuller Heflin; three brothers, Ben, John, and Tom Heflin; three sisters, Dolina, Lois and Lema Ruth; and two children, Stoney and Walter Lewis.
Interment location for Rev. Robert Lee Heflin, Sr. is at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, 372 Waller Mill Road, Roanoke, Alabama 36274.
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