Robert LeRoy Embry was born December 22, 1956 in Chicago , IL, the son of LeRoy and Dorothy Jane Prater Embry of Poplar Grove, IL, who survive. Mr. Embry was a disabled Marine and departed this life, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at his home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 60 Years, 6 Months, 5 Days.
Other than his parents, he is survived by brothers, James Embry, wife, Sue of Poplar Grove, IL and children, Arthur Embry, wife, Jodie of S. Beloit, IL and children; sisters, Sherri Perry, husband, Mel Rosales of Scottsdale, AZ and children, Cindy Bociek, husband, Tom of Tomahawk, WI and children and Jane Martin, husband, Tommy of Clifton, TN and their children, Hayes and Lily Wellington and children, Kylie Fair and Meadow Olivia, Ryan and Holly McDonald and children, Heidi Jasmine and Clifton Reece, Dr. Jasmine Martin and Andrew and Cheyenne Brown.
A graveside service will be Friday, June 30, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Church Cemetery, Clifton, Tennessee with Josh Layne and April Geer officiating and Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County, directing. Visitation will be two and one half hours before the service at Riverside Methodist Church.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Martin, Hayes Wellington, Ryan McDonald, Kirk Prater, Tim Prater and Charlie Morgan.