Robert "Bob" Ray Lilly

ROBERT “BOB” RAY LILLY Robert “Bob” Ray Lilly, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, went home to be with the Lord on January 3, 2022. Born January 26, 1930, in Whitby, WV, he was a son of the late Hobert Lilly and the late Roena Bolen Lilly. Bob loved mowing his grass, spending time with his family and always took pride in having a clean car. He graduated from Stoco High School in 1949 and began his career as a bus driver in 1959, touching so many lives of the students that some still kept in touch and would visit him; he retired from the Raleigh County Board of Education as the Director of Transportation. Bob was asked to be the Grand Marshall of a Stoco Homecoming Parade in the past. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Cindy Lilly Mahurin, a brother and three sisters. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 69 years, Patty Lilly; a son, Roger Lilly and wife Karen of Coal City; a daughter, Sandy Bowling and husband Rick of Nimitz; grandchildren, Jeanie Bowman and husband Kelly of Beaver, Roger Lilly II and wife Anna Marie of Cool Ridge, Robert Bowling of Nimitz, Amy Mills and husband Okey of Princeton, Jenifer Wilson Cowan of Charlotte, NC, and David Wilson and wife Casey of Maiden, NC; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Brogan and husband Kanyon, Ethan Bowman, Dylan Lilly, Elasyn Lilly, Hadley Lilly, Lily Dodson, Bowen Mills, Abby Mills, Jarrod Mills, Blaze Cowan, Zayne Cowan and Cora Wilson; and numerous nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. Services to celebrate the life of Bob Lilly will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Kelly Bowman officiating. Following the services, Bob will be laid to rest at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. His son, grandsons and great-grandsons will be serving as pallbearers. Friends may gather with the family from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the funeral home. Online condolences and other information can be found by visiting www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, at 5251 Robert C Byrd Drive in Beckley, is honored to be serving the Lilly family.