He was born September 11, 1936, in Kingsport, Tennessee to the late Woodrow and Lillan Bray Stallard. Bobby will be remembered as jack-of-all-trades and hard worker. After retiring from Eastman Chemical Company, Bobby started a landscaping business, and later a firm specializing in tax preparation, which is still operated by his grandchildren. Bobby loved to garden, but above all, he loved his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Joyce Sanders and her husband, Tommy. Bobby was also preceded in death by a great-grandchild, Nicolas Cade Phillips.
Those left to cherish his memory include his loving and devoted wife of 65 years, Rita Stallard; son, Michael Stallard and wife Barb; daughters, Michelle Ellis and husband Roger and Kristen Phillips. Bobby is also survived by nine grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. at East Lawn Memorial Park’s Garden of the Apostles with Pastor Jeremiah Mooney officiating. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to arrive at the cemetery by 10:45 A.M.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Bobby’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org or to Kingswood Home for Children, 160 Wachtel Road, Bean Station, Tennessee, 37708.
East Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park is honored to serve the family of Mr. Bobby Doyle Stallard.
