Robert Wayne

"Bob" Newbern

Obituary

Robert Wayne "Bob" Newbern, 69, of Brooks, formerly of Tifton, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2012, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate with burial to follow. Michael Head, Lucas Head, Scott Newbern, Jamie Taylor, Dewayne Justice and Jeff Wharton will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals on Friday, November 30, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of the service. The family will be at the home of Kay Saylor, 1215 Zion Hope Road in Tifton.

Mr. Newbern was born on July 25, 1943 in Tifton and was the son of Cager Newbern and Maggielean Griner Newbern, both deceased. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army and was the owner of Architectural Glass and Window Company in Forest Park and retired in 2005.

Mr. Newbern is survived by his wife of 25 years, Vera Newbern of Brooks; one daughter and son-in-law, Jamie and Troy Meunick of Newnan; two grandchildren, Lilly and Molly Meunick of Newnan; three step-sons, Barry Guyton, Kenny Tankersley and Larry Tankersley; one sister, Kay Saylor of Tifton; one brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Teresa Newbern of Nashville; and several nieces and nephews.