Obituaries

Robert Donald Farmer, age 64, of Lincolnton, NC, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

A private memorial service will be held.

Mr. Farmer was born September 17, 1947 in Lincoln County to the late Fred Eugene and Daphine Carpenter Farmer.  He retired from Rutherford Electric after 27 years of service. 

He is survived by two daughters, Emily Byers of Florida and Jill Beaver of North Carolina; two brothers, Sam Farmer and Eddie Farmer, both of Lincolnton; and two sisters, Carolyn Hallman of Lincolnton and Becky Crumpler of Kansas. 

For those who wish, memorials may be made to Gainsville Baptist Church, 276 Gainsville Church Road, Lincolnton, NC  28092