Bob "Banjo" Amburgey, Jr. Obituary (1930

Mr. Bob Imel "Banjo" Amburgey, Jr., age 79, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on March 10, 1930 in May, Kentucky, the son of Robert & Mary Elizabeth Bentley Amburgey. He was raised in Kentucky and was raised in the Old Regular Baptist Church. He was a welder all of his life and worked in the coal mines in Kentucky, worked in Detroit and in Fort Wayne. He had resided for many years in Jefferson County, Indiana. Bob was known as "Banjo" or "Moonshine". He enjoyed playing the Banjo & the Guitar. Bob died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at4:30 a.m. at The Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Banjo will be missed by his son: Bob J. Amburgey of Fort Wayne, Indiana; her step daughter: Linda Griffin of Madison, Indiana, Karen Dale Griffin Tingle of Madison, Indiana; her step son: George Alexander Griffin & his wife: Penny of Madison, Indiana, Joseph Kerry Griffin & his wife: Melissa of Madison, Indiana; her brother: Orbin "Orb" Amburgey & his wife: Judith of Harlan, Indiana; her sisters: Delphina Mullins & her husband: Vernon of Pinetop, Kentucky, Olga Combs of Soft Shell, Kentucky; several step grandchildren, step great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins & other relatives; her grandson: Aaryn Lee Amburgey of Flint, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents: Robert & Mary Elizabeth Bentley Amburgey; his wives: Velma Louise Kerns Amburgey died in 1985; Sheila Rose Hogan Amburgey died: May 13, 1991; Kathelene Patterson Griffin Amburgey died: July 25, 2007; his brothers: Lloyd, Remas, Reval, Ivan & Hobert Amburgey; his step sons: Clifford Melvin Griffin died: July 22, 2006; Allen Wayne Griffin died: Dec. 7, 2007. MEMORIAL CEREMONY Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 5:00 p.m., by: Pastor Chuck Lynch at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Bob Amburgey Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Bob "Banjo" Amburgey, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.