Robert S. Castleberry

Robert S. Castleberry, 77, of Leesburg, GA, died May 11, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor John Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Worth County, GA.

A native of Doles, GA, Mr. Castleberry was born to the late Aubrey and Lilah Houston Castleberry. He grew up in Doles and attended Albany High School and graduated from Sylvester High School. After graduation, he attended Georgia Southwestern College and served in the United States Navy.

Mr. Castleberry was employed with Bell South Telephone Company as an electronic technician for thirty seven years and was a lifetime member of The AT&T Pioneers. He was a Baptist by faith and was a member of The Loyal Order of The Moose. He was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne Castleberry.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Castleberry of Leesburg, GA, three children, Glen Castleberry of Leesburg, GA, Carol Rudd of Arabi, GA and Angela Doyle of Leesburg, GA, two step-children, Lonnie Mark Jacobs and his wife, Laura of Crisp County, GA and Karen Jacobs of Leesburg, GA, a sister, Linda Shepard of Jupiter, FL, six grandchildren, Jeremy Castleberry and his wife, Emily of Augusta, GA, John Doyle, Matthew Castleberry and his wife Ashley, Nathan Arnold, Sarah Arnold and John Michael Castleberry all of Leesburg, GA and three step-grandchildren, Timothy Hall, Matthew Hall and Lonnie Mark Jacobs, Jr.

The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.