The Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio 14 Jun 2006

Robert Lakin

APPLE CREEK - Robert E. 'Bob' Lakin, 77, 91 Rustic Lane, died Monday,
June 12, 2006, at Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster.

Services will be (today) Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. at Auble Funeral Home in
Orrville, with the Rev. Chuck Davis officiating. Burial will be Thursday
at 10:30 a.m. at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman,
were military rites will be observed.

Friends may call tonight from 6-8 p.m. prior to the services. Online
registry and expressions of condolence are available at
www.aublefuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to Orrville Area Boys and Girls Club
Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 17, Orrville 44667.

Robert was born March 15, 1929, in Hardy, Ky., to Samuel and Emma
(Morrison) Lakin and married Helen Frances Syck on June 13, 1949. She
survives.

He served as a private first class in the U.S. Army from 1948-52, when
he was honorably discharged in Fort Campbell, Ky.

He worked in the shipping and receiving department at the J.M. Smucker
Co. for 23 years, retiring in 1990, and was a member of Southern Baptist
Church.

He enjoyed fishing and gardening and was a collector of sports
memorabilia. He was an avid fan of the Browns, Cavs and Indians.

Surviving in addition to his wife, are daughters, Peggy (Gary) Higgins
of Apple Creek and Marsha (Ron) Tuttle of Wooster; grandsons, Travis
and Troy Higgins, Rob and Jason Adkins; nine great-grandchildren;
a brother, Douglas (Josephine) Lakin and a sister, Agatha Mullins,
both of Pikeville, Ky.

His parents, four brothers and five sisters died previously.