Bobby Joe Aldridge, 82, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, after a long illness.
He was born Oct. 27, 1934. He and Faye Marie Goforth were married July 14, 1956, in Cabool.
He was born and raised in Tyrone. He graduated from Summersville High
He loved his family. He enjoyed stock car races, baseball, gardening and small engine mechanics.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Faye; three brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include three children, Brenda Clinton Republic, Linda Rider of Cleburne, Texas, and Robert Aldridge of Springfield; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Vernetta Swartz of Hesperia, Calif.
Services were Tuesday, April 4, at Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home. Burial was in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
Online condolences may be made at www.klingnerfuneralhome.com.