Robert Pemberton
August 10, 1956 - October 28, 2009
PEMBERTON, Robert (1SGT, US Army-Retired), 53, of Brandon, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. A native of Washington, PA, he was raised in Cleveland, OH and moved to Brandon in 1994, coming from North Carolina. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Brandon and Past President of the choir. He was also a member of the National Assoc. of Realtors; the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club; The Sergeant Morales Club and a SAPPER Leadership Course and Plant City Leadership Graduate. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; son and daughter-in-law, Samuel and Amanda Pemberton, Clarksville, TN; daughter, Stephanie Pemberton, Tampa, FL; mother, Nora Pemberton, Sun City Center, FL; sisters and brothers-in-law, Erma Jean and Ross Shannon, Ashtabula, OH and Jill and Larry Day, Houston, TX and three granddaughters, Peyton, Kennedy and Mia.
Funeral Information
A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted 3:00 P.M. Sunday, November 1, 2009, at the First Baptist Church of Brandon, with the family receiving friends from 1:30 P.M. until service time. Interment, with full military honors, will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 2, 2009, at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, SE Hillsborough County Unit, 1462 Oakfield Dr., Brandon, FL 33511 or the First Baptist Church “Let Us Rise Up” Fund, 216 N. Parsons Ave., Brandon, FL 33510.