Ryan Bobo

Ryan Bobo, 26, of Conley Rd., Morganton, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 22, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center following an extended illness. Born on May 28, 1980 in Burke County, NC, Ryan graduated from Freedom High School with the class of 1999 and was attending WPCC where he was earning an associates degree. He was employed at J. Iverson Riddle Institute as a Trainer I. He loved his friends and residents at JIR Institute and all he came in contact with at Jones Pharmacy where he also worked. Ryan was a member of Mountain View Church of Christ in Marion. He never met a stranger.

Left to cherish his memory are those he will always love, his wife, Bethany Bobo, of the home; his parents, David and Judy Bobo, of Morganton; his paternal grandparents, Clyde and Mary Francis Bobo of Marion; his maternal grandfather, Floyd Davidson, of Winter Haven, FL; his brother, Chris Bobo, of Charlotte; his father and mother in-law, Michael and Ellen Lawyer of Morganton; his sister-in-law, Renee Lawyer, of Morganton; his beloved aunts and uncles, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Whitey, Aunt Martha and Uncle Wayne, Aunt Betsey and Uncle Gary, and Uncle Tom and Aunt Vickie; his godmother, Pam; his good friends, Kyle, Matt, and Dusty; and many beloved cousins. Ryan was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Jane L. Davidson; his loving "Nanny", and Uncle Neil.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2006, in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Minister Carl Bowles officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A graveside inurnment service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Marion. Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain View Church of Christ, 200 Arrowhead Trail, Marion, NC 28754.