Robert Wayne Osborne Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert Wayne Osborne, 72, of Gilmer, was born August 2, 1948 in Tyler, Texas to Maryland Robert Osborne and Berniece Linnstaedter Osborne and passed from this life August 26, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, August 29, 2020, at New Hope Baptist Church, Ore City, with Bro. Tony Pierce officiating. Visitation will be at 9:00 am, at the church, prior to the service. Interment, Grice Cemetery. Robert married Katherine Folsom June 28, 1968, in Frisco, Texas. He retired from the FAA in 2013 where he worked in Navigational Light Maintenance since 1974 after serving our country in the United States Air Force from 1967-1973 where he achieved the rank of SSgt. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Katherine Osborne; 3 sons; brothers, Ronald Osborne of Kilgore, Texas and Larry Osborne of Crowley, Texas; and by several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents. Pallbearers: David Kinsel, David Thompson, John McGee, Jesse Wheeler, Tony Pierce and Chris Osborne. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Encompass Hospice, 407 E. Methvin St. #300, Longview, Tx 75601 or Longview Cancer Center, 1300 Fourth St., Longview, Tx 75601. Please visit Robert’s on-line registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

Robert Wayne Osborne

August 2, 1948 - August 26, 2020