GREENFIELD – Robert “Tennessee” Dean Salyers, age 80, of Greenfield, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Hancock Regional Hospital. He was born on May 19, 1934 in Jasper County, IL as the son of Samuel S. and Bonnie M. (Jones) Salyers. He graduated from Patricksburg High School in 1952. Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Patricia A. He was the owner and operator of Salyers Trucking in Cherokee, OK for 44 years before retiring in 1999. Robert is survived by his three sons, Michael K. (Debbie) Salyers of Danville, IN, Timothy D. (Patty) Salyers of Clayton, IN, and Robert L. (Brooke) Salyers of Wichita Falls, TX; five sisters, Cherryl Cannon, Wanda Fava, Rosemary Ostermeyer, Joyce Burnham, and Judith Huber; four grandchildren, Kendra, Shonda, Emily, and Robert; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel S. and Bonnie M. (Jones) Salyers; brothers, Samuel, Chester, and Gerald Salyers; and wife, Patricia A. Salyers. Friends may share a memory or send a condolence at www.erleweinmortuary.com or email condolences to sympathy@erleweinmortuary.com. Arrangements are being handled by Erlewein Mortuary & Crematory in Greenfield.
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