Charles Douglas Robson Obituary (1929

Charles Douglas Robson August 19, 1929 to November 22, 2011 My husband; our father; our Papaw; our father-in-law; our friend, passed from this life on November 22, 2011 in Englewood, Fl. Doug was 82 years young, a resident of Englewood, Fl., formally of Corydon, IN. Doug was born in New Albany, IN and raised in Corydon, IN where he met and married his high school sweetheart Betty Fleshman on February 20, 1950. Doug and Betty operated Bettys family apple orchard in New Amsterdam, IN until 1956 when they both moved to Corydon and Doug went to work with his father Tom Robson operating the West Side Garage. Doug also drove a school bus for the Corydon school system for more than thirty years. He and Betty eventually retired by 1994 and they began spending winters in Florida. Now more than fifteen years later they live the majority of the year in Englewood where Doug pursued his favorite past time of playing golf while Betty pursued her favorite past time of soaking up the Florida sun by the pool. Doug was the only son of Tom and Georgia Robson and Betty was the daughter of Herman and Ruth Fleshman. He is preceded in death by his mother, Georgia (Wise) Robson and his father Thomas D. Robson. He is survived by his wife, Betty Robson, two children Cindy (Robson) Marcus,(husband Joe Marcus), Douglas Robson, (wife Kathy Thomas), and two grandchildren, Zachary and Kathryn Robson. A celebration of Dougs life will be held at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home on December 7, with visitation beginning at 4:00 p.m. and concluding with a memorial service beginning at 7:00p.m. A private burial service will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery the following day where Dougs ashes will be laid to rest. The family requests donations in lieu of flowers to be made to Freed From Within, P. O. Box 851, Corydon, IN 47112 or Harrison County Lifelong Learning, 101 W. Hwy. 62, Suite 104, Corydon, IN 47112 by mailing them directly to the charity or may be left with the funeral home. Visitation: Wednesday, December 7th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM Funeral: Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 PM following visitation Interment: Burial will be Private