Kenneth Wayne Gober, age 81 of Springfield, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the Oakhurst Chapel of Robertson County Funeral Home with Bro. William Thomas Booker officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Kyle Stewart, Xylon West, Waylon West, Barry Gober, Brent Simon, and Gary Davis serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 2 until 8 PM and Sunday from 11 AM until the hour of service.
Mr. Gober was born July 21, 1937 in Davidson to the late Coy Whitlow and Elsie Pauline Haskins Gober. He gave his life to Christ and attended Bethlehem Baptist Church. He was the owner of Ken's Refrigeration. He loved old cars and working on his property, raising a garden, and bush hogging. He was a dedicated family man who loved his wife and all his family and enjoyed going for rides through the countryside. He was reared in a family of 15. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years who died in February of this year, Bessie Margaret Robinson Gober; a grandson, Michael Wayne Greer; and 6 brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Laura and Brian Reed of Lebanon and Debra and Jerry Worrell of White House; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dale and Betty Gober of Westmoreland and Jerry and Stephanie Gober of Hartsville; sisters and brother-in-law, Lila Caudill, Pam High, Shelia Simon, and Theresa and Jerry Hobdy, all of Portland; grandchildren, Brandy (Waylon West and Kyle Stewart; and 11 great grandchildren.
Robertson County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cemetery Details
Forrest Lawn Memorial Park
1150 S. Dickerson Rd.
Goodlettsville, TN, 37072
Visitation
SEP 29. 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Robertson County Funeral Home
2201 Memorial Blvd.
Springfield, TN, US, 37172
Visitation
SEP 30. 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM
Robertson County Funeral Home
2201 Memorial Blvd.
Springfield, TN, US, 37172
Funeral Service
SEP 30. 2:00 PM
Robertson County Funeral Home
2201 Memorial Blvd.
Springfield, TN, US, 37172