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Robert David “Bob” Bright

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Robert David “Bob” Bright Veteran

Birth
Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
14 Mar 2011 (aged 77)
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, Entombment, Last Supper
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BRIGHT, Robert "Bob" David, age 77, of Chesterfield, Va., was called home on Monday, March 14, 2011 after a brief illness at McGuire Veterans Hospital.

Bob was born in Wausaukee, Wis., the seventh of 15 children, on February 23, 1934. Bob was a Korean War veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne. He married Mary Joseph Edwards in 1954 and moved to Virginia.

He is survived by his loving wife; their three daughters, Connie Sheldon of Chesterfield, Gail Jenkins of Louisa and Teresa Jones of Rice; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. One son, William Joseph Bright Sr., preceded him in death.

Friends and loved ones may attend the viewings held at Bliley's-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Road, on Thursday from 2 to 4 or 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints on Cogbill Road at 1 p.m. on Friday, followed by a graveside service at Dale Memorial Park. The family will be receiving guests back at the church immediately following the closing of the services.

Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on March 16, 2011
BRIGHT, Robert "Bob" David, age 77, of Chesterfield, Va., was called home on Monday, March 14, 2011 after a brief illness at McGuire Veterans Hospital.

Bob was born in Wausaukee, Wis., the seventh of 15 children, on February 23, 1934. Bob was a Korean War veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne. He married Mary Joseph Edwards in 1954 and moved to Virginia.

He is survived by his loving wife; their three daughters, Connie Sheldon of Chesterfield, Gail Jenkins of Louisa and Teresa Jones of Rice; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. One son, William Joseph Bright Sr., preceded him in death.

Friends and loved ones may attend the viewings held at Bliley's-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Road, on Thursday from 2 to 4 or 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints on Cogbill Road at 1 p.m. on Friday, followed by a graveside service at Dale Memorial Park. The family will be receiving guests back at the church immediately following the closing of the services.

Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on March 16, 2011


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  • Maintained by: Eternal Peace
  • Originally Created by: Pat
  • Added: Jan 14, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83456794/robert_david-bright: accessed ), memorial page for Robert David “Bob” Bright (23 Feb 1934–14 Mar 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83456794, citing Dale Memorial Park, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Eternal Peace (contributor 48793983).