Obituary of Robert Poe

Robert Melvin Poe, Sr., 76, of Elsmere, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Hospice of St. Elizabeth Healthcare of Edgewood. He was a sheet metal brake press operator and retired from Southern Ohio Fabricators, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Simon Kenton American Legion Post #20. He was preceded in death by daughter Janet Poe; sisters Mary Alice Snyder and Dora Lee Barker; brothers Milton B. Poe and John Westley Poe. Survivors include his wife Ruth Craig Poe of Elsmere; daughters Samantha Gillespie of Falmouth, Sharon Charles of Erlanger, and Neva Teegarden of Morning View; sons Joseph Poe of Covington, Jerry Poe, George Poe and Robert Poe, Jr. all of Elsmere; brothers Edward Lawrence Poe of Newport and Frank Gerold Poe of Highland Heights; sister Sharon Grace Flemming of Newport; sister-in-law Janet Ellen Twehues of Independence; 32 Grandchildren and 16 Great-Grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10:30 AM until time of Funeral Service at 12:30 PM, Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home of Independence. Burial will be at Floral Hills Memorial Garden, of Taylor Mill. Memorial donations may be directed to the Simon Kenton American Legion Post #20, 119 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, KY 41018.