Robert Victor Sisk
March 31, 1931 ~ October 29, 2006
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Robert V. Sisk, 75, of 39 Cedarcliff Circle, Asheville, and Daytona Beach Shores, FL, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, at Mission Hospitals.
A native of Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late James Luther and Flora Warner Sisk. He was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sisk retired in 1993 from Sears following 37 years of service in sales and as a Department Manager. He was a member of Groce United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Zibelin Sisk; two daughters, Holly S. Elledge and husband Dr. Doug Elledge of Asheville and Laura S. Riddle and husband Randy Riddle of Fletcher; a sister, Betty Swain and husband David Swain of Lake Junaluska; a brother, Kenneth N. Sisk and wife Catharine Sisk of Greensboro; four grandchildren, Mark and Matthew Elledge and Shane and Brittany Riddle.
Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Reverend Carl Johnson officiating. Private burial will be at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery at a later date.
His family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to one?s favorite charity or to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 North Halsted Street, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60622.
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Dear Barbara and family:
I am so sorry to hear about your lost. Our prayers are with you. I will always remember Bob as a sweet, loving, kind man which always brought wonderful fun to our parties at Asheville Savings & Loan. Barbara you and Bob were always the couple that as a young single girl I wished for my own future. I will remember you always as a special couple. Your lost will be shared by many. I will miss his smile and encouraging word he always had for me, as that is how I will always remember him. I would love to have lunch when you are ready. God Bless– Debbie (G.D. Hensley’s daughter)
Dear Family,
I apoligize for not being with you during these days. My thoughts and prayers for you are certainly heartfelt and numerous. I will miss my Uncle Bob very much and will remeber his wonderful spirit, endless humor and genuine goodness.
With all my love I offer my deepest condolences,
John
Dear Barbara,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this sad time. So sorry to hear about Bob’s death, he will be missed by all who knew him and loved him. Please accept our deepest sympathy.
With sincere regrets,
Donna & Merrill Clark
Barbara & Family.
My thoughts are with you at this time. Bob will missed by many people. You are in my prayers.
Larry Sisk Mazzeo
Bob,
We always intended to get to know you and Barbara better. The lesson here is NEVER WAIT, IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
Bill & Peggy Davis – Key Colony
Hi, Aunt Barbara, Holly, and Laura. I’m so very sorry. David and I have been thinking of y’all and Uncle Bob, and praying, and I wish that we could have been there with you. I send my love and deepest condolences.
–M
Barbara, I was so sorry to hear about Bob. Please accept my condolences.
Frank
Barbara, Holly, Laura, I send my dearest love and deepest sympathy. I loved Bob and will miss him. Will write to you later this week. John Donne’s Holy Sonnet X comforts me and I hope will help you, too.
Holy Sonnet X
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those, whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy picture[s] be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul’s delivery.
Thou’rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
Aunt Barbara, Holly, and Laura, I am so sorry for your loss. I will treasure the memories of our families, always. My love and prayers go out to you all.
Praying for you and your family.
Barbara and family, We are blessed to have met and known Bob. Our prayers and love go out to you in this sad time.
Love,
alicia and ranga
Aunt Barbara, Holly, and Laura,
We’re so very sorry for the loss of
Uncle Bob. What a warm and wonderful man. His smiling face
will surely be missed by all that were lucky enough to cross paths
with such a sweetheart. We are
thinking of you all.
John Edward Swain and Alice Bowie Maring
Barbara, I so so sad to hear of Bob’s passing and will have you and your family in my prayers. Bob has been a generous friend to our high school classes as well as to everyone he knew. We’ll miss him.
Love, Jane Anne
to the family of Bob Sisk. I worked with Bob for 23yrs. We had alot of good times together at Sears. He was a professional salesman and a good man, especially at Santa Pal time at the store. On behalf of myself and fellow retirees of Sears our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family at this time.
Dear Aunt Barbara, Holly, Laura Ellen & family,
I loved Uncle Bob so all my life. I loved how kind he was to all of my family, especially my mother. I also know he lives on in all of you. I’m thinking of you, and wish I could be with you at the memorial service. Uncle Bob will always have a very special place in my heart – as do you.
with love,
Dinah Lee & Slade
Delilah & Carolina
Zeb,
Both Jack and I are sending our sympathy to you and your family during this sad time.
We enjoyed seeing you both at the last 1949 Class Reunion and renewing old memories at A. B. and high school.
Jeanne and Jack
Dear Barbara and Family,
Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. Bob was a friend and classmate and will be greatly missed by everyone.
God bless you,
Bill Looney, class of ’49
Barbara,
I am sorry to hear of Bob’s death. May the Lord bless you and your family during this time of grief.
Bill Shipley
Dear Barbara,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Barbara
I am thinking of you in your time of sorrow.
Jack Kettleson
To the family of Mr. Sisk,
As a friend and co-worker of Laura Riddle, My wife and I extend our prayers and deepest sympathy to you. We pray God’s comfort for you in your hours of bereavement.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family. We will remember Bob as a good friend and classmate.
barbara, i am so sorry to hear about bob. he was a wonderful person and a great friend. he will be missed by all who knew him. my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. sincerely,
barney gradman
Laura,
Tina and I are very sorry for your and your family’s loss. We are keeping you in our prayers. Our church is praying for all of you. I wish that I had words that could make some of the pain more bearable but words like that simply do not exsist. I know the hurt you and your family is feeling right now is a life altering pain, but remember that God is right there with you all sharing in this very real pain. I know when my mother passed away heaven became a little more real and alot more sweater to me than ever before. With this in mind, remember that the loss of your father down here is heaven’s gain over there, and someday there will be a reunion day like we have never imagined.
Love,
Greg & Tina
Barbara, We are very sorry for your loss and we have good memories of you both. The LORD bless you in your sorrow. Love, George and Eva McCoy
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Know that we love you and miss you.
Beverly Wood
Dear Laura and family,
I just wanted to tell you that I was thinking of you and praying for you during this very difficult time. Love, Maura
Dear Barbara,
I regret that I did not know that Bob had been so ill. Please, know that you and your daughters are in my thoughts and prayers.
I will always remember what a kind person Bob was throughout the years whenever I would see him.
Barbara, I am sorry that I could not be at the memorial service for Bob. I would have been there if I could have changed an appt.
Love to each of you,
Betty Moore
Farewell to our high school classmate and Air Force compatriot.
Barbara
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Bob was a very special and caring person to all he came in contact.
Becky
Dearest Barbara and Family:
I just returned to Key Colony. How shocked and saddened I was to learn of Bob’s death.
I remember his joy of your trips and ‘adventures’ in your great RV and common chats as he sat on the front porch, watching those amazing tomatoes take off and grow like crazy.
How thankful we are for the hope of the resurrection and to know that Bob is asleep awaiting Christ’s return. (John 11:11; 1Th 4:13; 1Co 15:22,23)
May you remain strong with the hope and comfort of God’s word and the love of family and friends. We look forward to being with you when you return. 2Co 1:3,4.
Please let me know if I can do anything for you here now or in the future.
Much Christian Love,
Barbara Clinton
Dear Laura and Family
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Laura Lewis Robinson
Dear Barbara, Holly, & Laura, I love you so, wish I’d told you more.
Barbara, I am so saddend for you and the Girls. You and Bob became my whole family and support during a tramatic time in my life. Thank you cannot convey the love and gratitude I feel. I’ve missed you. It is now time we to let you and you & Holly & Laura know how much I have loved and missed all of you and Bob. My love, Jane
Barbara and family… I was very sorry to read of Robert’s passing. Although, I never got to know him, my heart is heavy for what I know you and the family are going through. We love you all and we are thinking of you. Our Condolences!
Warren and Janis Zibelin