He is survived by Wife Bernice Aldridge Gaskins of New Bern, and Sister Jennie Graves of Kinston.
Services will be held 7 pm Tuesday August 6, 2013 at Cotten Funeral Home. Family to receive friends Tuesday from 5-7 pm at Cotten Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at New Bern Memorial Cemetery in New Bern.
Past Exalted Ruler of Elk Lodge # 264. Trinity United Methodist Church member. Robert was a scuba diver, singer, and Entertainer.
