Robert K. Efaw

He was born October 27, 1927 in Rices Landing, one of three children of Thomas L. Efaw and Florence Neal Efaw; he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Efaw (Ink) and a sister, Gloria Efaw Roberts.

Mr. Efaw was a long-standing member of Hewitt Presbyterian Church of Rices Landing, where he served as both a Deacon and an Elder.

He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy, Command Center on board the USS Oregon City. He retired from the Army Corps of Engineers, as Assistant Lockmaster of Maxwell Lock and Dam, on the Monongahela River.

His beloved wife, Phyllis Carol Petersen Efaw, whom he married October 3, 1950, passed away on April 12, 2000.

Surviving are his two daughters Kerry Grimm and Leigh Gardner; three grandsons Michael Grimm, Shen Sabo, and John Ashlock and his wife Leann; a granddaughter Katie Grimm Daugherty and her husband Michael; six great grandchildren, Bodie Daugherty, Kristie Ashlock, Shauna Ashlock, Thomas Ashlock, Mark Ashlock, Lauren Ashlock, and two great-great grandchildren, Preston and Emerie.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Rd., Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, where services will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Donald P. Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Hewitt Cemetery, Rices Landing. Flowers can be sent or memorials can be made to one of the organizations close to his heart and that he supported while living; the Hewitt Presbyterian Church or the Humane Society of Greene County. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.