Robert Edward Stelling, 80, of Bartlett, passed away on December 20, 2017. The family will gather to receive friends on Tuesday, December 26, beginning at 1:00 p.m., and the funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel of Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens in Bartlett. Interment will immediately follow. Bob began his 45 year career as a draftsman with William B. Thompson Company. He later became a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, retiring from Ellers, Oakley, Chester, and Rike. An avid bass fisherman, he enjoyed every opportunity to be outside and loved living on Spring Lake. Bob was a devoted husband, loving father, doting grandfather, and committed friend. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward William Stelling; his mother, Gladys Davis Stelling Campbell; and his step-father, Thomas Campbell. Mr. Stelling is survived by his wife of 59 years, Rebecca Sue Tacker Stelling; three daughters, Cynthia Harris (Ray), Christine Hammons (Rocky), and Colleen LaCroix (Jeff); six grandchildren, Michael Wheatley, Rachel Wheatley, John Robert Bray (Andrea), April Hammons, Matthew Hammons, and Michael Bouchard; three great grandchildren, Rosemary Bray, Nathaniel Bray, and Gideon Bray; his brother, Thomas Stelling (Loyce); his nephew, Mark Stelling (Kellye); and his niece, Kathy Swisher (Tripp). Online condolences may be made at www.MemphisFuneralHome.net
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