Robert Francis Mclaughlin Sr., age 93, of Reedsville, and formerly of Elyria, Ohio, went to be with the lord on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
He was born on May 29, 1925, in Morgantown, a son of the late Joseph Harvey and Nellie Jane Hall McLaughlin.
As a boy, his family moved to Arthurdale as one of the original homestead families. When he was a senior in high school, he resided at the Arthurdale Inn, where he worked on staff caring for government officials, including Eleanor Roosevelt.
He served in the US Navy in WWII as a Pharmacist Mate 2C, stationed at the US Naval Hospitals in New Orleans and Portsmouth, Va. He also served on board the USS Xenia AKA-51.
He retired from York International in Elyria, Ohio after 37 years of service.
He is survived by his sons, Robert McLaughlin Jr. (Wendy), of Arthurdale and Jeffrey McLaughlin ,of LaGrange, Ohio; five grandchildren, Tonya Cruz (Javier), Robert Wooley (Heidi), Michael Wooley, Stephen McLaughlin (Sarah), and Kyle McLaughlin (Shaina); several great-grandchildren; one brother, Larry McLaughlin (Jan), of Franklin, Wis.; three sisters, Norma Turner, of Woodland Hills, Calif., Glenda Stump, of Springfield, Va., and Linda Honchell (Kenny), of Springfield, Ohio.
Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Emilee Brown McLaughlin; daughter, Lillian Evelyn McLaughlin; great-grandson, Myles Jonathan McLaughlin; two brothers, Joseph McLaughlin and Paul McLaughlin; and three sisters, Winola Martin, Lucile Lykins, and Annabel Menear.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will follow in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to WV Caring, PO Box 760, Arthurdale, WV 26520, or Arthurdale Heritage, Inc., 18 Q Rd, Arthurdale, WV 26520.
The family has entrusted Field Funeral Home in Masontown, WV with arrangements.
Condolences: fieldfuneralhome.com.
