Robert W. Amos, 82

Robert W. Amos, 82, of Tell City, Ind., died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City.
Mr. Amos was born Feb. 3, 1925, in Tell City, and was the son of the late John W. and Sally Kessner Amos.
He graduated from Tell City High School in 1942 and received his bachelor’s degree in Poultry Science from Purdue University in 1952 and his MBA from Indiana University in 1959.

After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he married Maxine Kincaid on Sept. 15, 1951. He retired in 1985 as Vice President of Operations from Rockingham Poultry in Broadway, Va. During his time in Virginia, he served on the school board and as president of the Poultry Federation of Virginia. Upon his return to Tell City in 1985, he was a substitute teacher in the Tell City-Troy Township school system.

Mr. Amos had served on the Perry County Memorial Hospital Foundation Board and was a member of F&AM No. 623 in Tell City and the Scottish Rite. He was a member of Hadi Shrine Temple and was active in seeking out children who could benefit from the help of the Shriners. He was also a member of Evangelical United Church of Christ, serving in several capacities, and VFW Post No. 2939, and was a past member of Hoosier Heights Country Club.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Maxine Kincaid Amos; two daughters, Carol Todd-Jones of Chagford, England, and Carla Johnson of Nashville, Tenn.; two sons, John W. Amos of Baldwinsville, N.Y., and Edward Lee Amos of Winchester; two sisters, Carolyn Walters and Rosalie Henning, both of Tell City, Ind.; and 10 grandchildren.

The Rev. Lance Lackore will conduct the funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Huber Funeral Home, 1139 12th St., Tell City, Ind. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Tell City, where the VFW Post No. 2939 will conduct military graveside rites.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where there will be a Masonic service at 7 p.m. today.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hadi Shrine Temple or Evangelical United Church of Christ Benevolent Fund.

Condolence may be left for the family online at www.huberfuneralhome.net