Huitt, Bob Roby (Rock Spring)

  • Friday, July 25, 2014

Bob  Roby  Huitt,  62,  of  Rock  Spring, GA,  died  Wednesday,  July  23, 2014.

Bob  was  born in LaFayette, GA to  the  late  James  Everett  and  Helen  Louise  Holcomb  Huitt. He lived his entire life in the Chattanooga area. Music was his life, and he had an outgoing, friendly personality, with a powerful voice that touched others with his singing. During  his  childhood  he  attended  Rock Spring Elementary School.  He graduated from LaFayette High School  in  1970.  Roby studied  music  at  the  University  of  Tennessee.  Where  he  received  his  Master  degree  in  Music  in  1983.  He  also  worked in data processing for thirty years,  where  he  worked  at   Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee,  East Ridge Hospital  and  Olan Mills.  Roby  was  director of music from  1975-1977  at  Rock Spring United Methodist Church.  He  was  voted Outstanding Singer in 1977 traveling the USA, Europe  and  Russia on choir tours.  Roby  directed  music  at  the  First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, TN  from  1978-1981,   the  East Presbyterian  from  1982-1985,  the  Brained Presbyterian Church  from  1987-1989  and  the  St Elmo United Methodist Church  from 1999-2006.  He  was  a  music teacher from 1977-2006.  During  the  music  teaching  career  he  also  gave  private  voice  lessons.  He  also  performed with Chattanooga Singers, Chamber Singers, while a student at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.  During  his  music  career,  he  traveled with  local gospel music groups  and  as a soloist for 35 years; performing concerts, banquets, weddings and special churches events.

He is survived  by his  sister,  Janice  Graham  of  Rock  Spring;  nieces  and  nephews,  Rebekah  (Casey)  Vaughn,  Rachel  Graham,  Anthony,  Michael  Gunther,  Dalton  (Allison)  Graham  and  Isaac  Graham;  and great-niece,  Baylee  Ann  Graham.

Funeral  from  the  Rock  Spring  United  Methodist  Church  will be Saturday, July 26 at 3 p.m.  with  Pastors  John  Brantley  and  Bruce  Spangler  officiating. Interment will follow  in  the  Rock  Spring  Cemetery.

Family  will  receive  friends  at  the  Church on  Saturday, July 26,   from  1-3 p.m.

The  arrangements  are  by  Wallis-Wilbanks  Funeral  Home,  LaFayette.

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