Robert James Barden
February 26, 1935 - November 20, 2020
N. Chesterfield, VA
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Robert James Barden
February 26, 1935 - November 20, 2020
N. Chesterfield, VA
Obituary
Robert James Barden, 85, of N. Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 20, 2020. Bobby served in the Airforce as a cryptographer operator and retired from Bellwood Defense General Supply after 33 years of service. He is survived by his two sisters, Frances (Sonny) B. Beales & Nancy B. Combs; two brothers, Ray (Chris) Barden & Roy (Pat) S. Barden, Sr.; and several loving nieces and nephews. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Richard A. and Mildred Lee Barden; sister, Barbara Ann Barden; and three brothers, Charles E. Barden, Richard L. Barden, and William A. Barden. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rte. 10). His funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service, with his graveside service to follow at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church Cemetery, 22110 Genito Rd, Amelia Court House, VA 23002. The family would like to thank Commonwealth Assisted Living for their continued care of Bobby. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org or your favorite charity.
Visitation
- Date & Time: November 23, 2020 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
- Venue: Morrissett Funeral and Cremation Service
Funeral Service
- Date & Time: November 24, 2020 - November 24, 2020 (11:00 AM - 12:00 AM)
- Venue: Morrissett Funeral and Cremation Service
Graveside Service
- Date & Time: November 24, 2020 - November 24, 2020 (2:00 PM - 12:00 AM)
- Venue: Union Baptist Church Cemetery
5 responses to Robert James Barden
Tommy Nester says:
November 23, 2020
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, Bobby was an extremely nice man with a witty sense of humor
dorothy duvall says:
November 24, 2020
Your now at peace Bobby.. My fondness memory is your patience teaching me old school computer. Fly with angels.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Wisdom and Diane Torsoo says:
November 24, 2020
You will give us tears and laughter. The tears are because you will be missed and the laughter is from the good times you shared with everyone you met. May you Rest In Peace.
Jean Stewart says:
November 24, 2020
Just read about Bob. It is a terrible loss. We worked at Bellwood.,DGSC,.DLA Logistics, . Government was always renaming Bellwood (Chesterfield County Va. Cryptography.Shift work. (Top Secrets) . I worked in that stress for four years.stressful job Locked up all the time. I moved on to another division. Bob went to Vietnam Bob was one of the last to leave. He had to destroy Top Secrets in Vietnam. Helped push pushed helicopters off of ship at end of conflict. Bob return back to Bellwood. Civilian without being assigned back to any government location and never got his promotion.for going oversea.He was a very smart man. (Computers). He had so many stories to tell. Lost everything he had in Vietnam.
The Wagner Family says:
November 29, 2020
Our condolences to the whole Barden family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.