Robert "Bob" Chalres Deam Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert (Bob) Charles Deam, 97, entered into the presence of the Lord on July 17, 2022. He was born December 17, 1924 in Chicago, IL to the late Henry and Lois (Alford) Deam. Faith is the Victory was his favorite hymn and his favorite scripture was Proverbs 3:5-6. Services celebrating his life will be held at 6:30 PM on Saturday, Aug 6, at the Watervliet Free Methodist Church. The visitation will be held from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM on Friday, Aug 5, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. Military Rites will be held at 4:30 PM on Friday at the Fairplain Chapel. He will be laid to rest beside his wife in North Shore Memory Gardens. Please share messages or memories at www.florin.net or cards may be sent to Deb at 5471 Regent Pl, Sarasota, FL 34233. Bob joined the US Army in 1943 and served in WWII until 1946. He moved to St. Joseph, MI in 1949 and married Joan Tillman on October 4, 1953. He and Joan attended and graduated from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. He was a mechanical engineering draftsman and spent his career working for V-M Corp, Whirlpool and Benton Harbor Malleable. Following his last 20 years with Auto Specialties, Bob retired in 1988. For many years, he and Joan performed comic readings and skits at parties, church banquets and other special occasions. He owned many classic cars over the years and was a member of the Southwest Michigan Car Collectors Club. Bob was very active in Youth for Christ rallies in his earlier years as well as helping to build their Quiz Boxes following his retirement. He then served at Grace Christian School, Child Evangelism Fellowship and Forgotten Man Ministries. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in South Haven, MI where he served as a Deacon. He also led congregational singing for many years. He and Joan were more recently members of Watervliet Free Methodist Church until they moved to an ALF, Inspired Living, in Lakewood Ranch, FL to be closer to their daughter, Deb. When Joan passed away in March of 2019, Bob moved in with Deb to the community of Camelot Lakes, Sarasota. He used to ride his Hoveround scooter to the Clubhouse to play pool with the guys and he became quite the pool shark. They called him “Good Shot Bob”. In addition to his parents, Bob is predeceased by his wife Joan, in 2019 and his only brother, Don, of Watervliet, MI. Left to cherish his memory is his daughter Deb Deam, who took such loving care of him over the years. Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Rose (Bob) Tillman; nieces and nephews, Donna (Mike) & Ashlee Langston, Denise (Chuck) Morgan, Kathy (David) Bauer, Kim (Ron) Hoover, Don Jr. (Jeannie) Deam, Dennis Tillman, Randy Tillman and Wayne (Lynn) Tillman.

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Robert "Bob" Chalres Deam

December 17, 1924 - July 17, 2022