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Robert James
Robson
Jul 23, 1937 — Oct 8, 2021
Robert J Robson, 84, of St. Marys, GA, passed away October 8, 2021 while at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL.
He is survived by his wife Carol of 63 years, His sister Patsy Lapoint (Eric) of Chubbuck ID and brother Charles Robson (Kay) of Billings, MT, and sister in law Pat Juhl of Roundup, MT; his sons Daniel Robson, Kingsland, GA and Steve Robson (Aimee) of Heath, TX; his daughters Sheyla Ogilvie (Quentin) of Jacksonville, FL and Debra Smith (Will) of LaVista, NE; his grandchildren Victoria Robson, Danielle Turnage (Jon), Lauren Ogilvie, Josh Straight (Jasmine), Joel Straight (Thuy), Jaime Greenstreet (David), Ray Smith. Great grandchildren Dakota and Isaiah Straight, Gage Straight, Bella Straight, Ezra Greenstreet. And Extended family Jacob, Sarah, Adeline Nicholson, Ashley Blankenship and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Edwin and Ann Robson, brothers Donald, Cecil (Revenna), Jackie, Jerry(Alice), Bernard, Gary(Dona), and Adam Ogilvie.
Bob was raised in Roundup, Montana on Goulding Creek. He entered the Army in 1954 and served in Korea. He was honorably discharged in 1957. Bob married Carol Hamilton of Lavina, Montana in 1958. He worked for his father doing construction, after which, he worked for Paul Funk as a mechanic. Their son Daniel was born in 1959 and daughter Sheyla in 1960. Bob joined the Navy in 1961. He was transferred to New Jersey where their daughter Debra was born 1961. He was then transferred to Fort Belvoir, where he attended nuclear power school. During his three tours in Antarctica his son Steve was born. Bob helped build the McMurdo nuclear power plant and then returned to decommission it on his third tour. He also taught his trade to others while in Fort Belvoir. While continuing his Navy career, he spent time in Diego Garcia and Italy. After retiring from the Navy in 1976 he helped with the family ranch. Bob and Carol then moved to Big Fork, Montana where he started his electrical business. After about five years of wiring homes and businesses Carol and Bob sold everything and went RVing. Their seven years of travels took them all over the United States. Their travels concluded in St Marys, GA., where he worked as an estimator and planner for a contractor on the Kings Bay Submarine base. His final retirement was 2003. He enjoyed helping build his community church, helping those in need and was always up for an
adventure. His memorial will be held October 16th at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kingsland, GA at 2pm. Live streaming of the memorial can be accessed on the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's facebook page. A graveside service will be held October 30th in Lavina, MT cemetery at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church or St Jude's Children's Hospital
are encouraged.Allison Memorial Chapel is in charge arrangements.
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