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Robert Santmyer Obituary

Robert Earl Santmyer WALTERBORO, SC - Robert Earl Santmyer, 76, of Walterboro, SC, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Colleton Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 5, 2014, at 3 o'clock in Parks Funeral Home chapel. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock at the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Veteran's Victory House, 2461 Sidneys Road, Walterboro, SC 29488. Mr. Santmyer was born March 9, 1937 in Baltimore, MD, a son of Robert Earl McMullen and Irma Cora Santmyer. He was the retired owner of Bob's Masterbend Muffler Shop on Trolley Road in Summerville. He served in the Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a former drag racer and also enjoyed rebuilding antique cars. Survivors include two sons, Robert (Sherri) Santmyer, Jr. of Bowman, SC and Clifford Ralph Santmyer of Cottageville, SC; one daughter, Irma Jean Standle of Moncks Corner, SC; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and his former wife, Ruth B. Santmyer of Summerville, SC. He was predeceased by his parents. Arrangements by Parks Funeral Home, 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. www.parksfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Jan. 2 to Jan. 3, 2014.

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Samantha

December 27, 2022

8 years of missing you, Papa. Years have come & gone as fast as I can blink. I miss you today, tomorrow, & always. I love you with every ounce of my being.

(Bubba) Lloyd Guyton

January 6, 2014

Bobby so sorry to hear of your lost. you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

January 4, 2014

Sorry I can not be with ya'll at this time. you are in my thoughts and prayers. Love to allDiane Murray

Samantha Santmyer

January 3, 2014

You're not really gone Papa. You're still here with us, every step we take, you're going to be right behind us. We will make you proud. You're my role model, and always will be. You were so stubborn and did as you pleased. Always proving your doctors wrong and excelling the expectations they made for you. You were the strongest person I knew. I'm going to take after you and I'll be sure of that. You're not in any pain anymore though and that's all that matters. I love you SO SO SO much Papa. May you Rest in Peace. Gone but NEVER forgotten. ??

Sherrie Santmyer-Hart

January 3, 2014

Papa, it's surreal that you're gone. It seems just yesterday we were at Lion's Beach riding the jet skies. Or at the dragstrip yelling "Put 'em on the trailer Papa!" You were and will continue to be our family's patriarch. A hero to many and loved by all. I know you will be my guardian angel and look over me and my family. I'm glad you aren't in pain anymore, but what I wouldn't give to have one more day with you! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH PAPA!!!!

Gerald & Diana Crews

January 2, 2014

Ruth,Bobby,Irma,Cliff & Family we are so sorry for your loss.All of you are in our prayers!Love you all!

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