Robert R. Beckler, 86, of The Cookson Creek Community, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 in a Cleveland health care facility.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman and his garden was the envy of the community.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Andrew and Fannie Katherine Watson Beckler; son, William E. “Eddie” Beckler; brothers, Clifford Kerr, Woodrow Beckler, Clarence Beckler, Gilbert Beckler and Tom Beckler; and sisters, Martha Beckler, Mary Beckler Edwards, Maybelle Beckler Teasley, Bonita Beckler Green and Beulah Beckler Price.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Gertha Hinkey Johnson Beckler; daughters, Margaret Marie and husband Dr. Bobby Atkins of Loganville, GA and Janice Regina Milen, Ocoee, TN; son, Jerry Robert and wife Lisa Beckler of Ocoee, TN; grandchildren, Stacy Beckler, Chris Beckler, Amy Harden, Kelley Lee, Adam Atkins, Angi Cross, Andrew Milen, Lori Milen and Dustin Woods; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and other extended family members and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at Cookson Creek Baptist Church with the Reverend Rick Woody, Reverend Mike Rymer and Dr. Bobby Atkins officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the chapel of Higgins Funeral Home and Thursday, April 16, at Cookson Creek Baptist Church from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service.
Higgins Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.