Robert Charles Alexander

Army Corps Of

Engineers WWII Vet

Robert Charles Alexander, 81 of Valdosta, Ga., died February 14 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Survivors are his wife, Sally Alexander of Valdosta; two daughters, Nancy Alexander and her husband, Stephen Walrath, of Sandy Hook and Jean Dale Alexander of Absecon, N.J.; grandchildren, Scott Alexander Walrath of Nashville, Tenn., Mark Stephan Walrath and Craig Ryan Walrath, both of Sandy Hook; and three nephews.

Born on April 30, 1924, in Shanghai China, he was the son of Robert Malone Alexander and his wife Charles Jasper (Botsford) Alexander. 

Mr Alexander was a World War II veteran having served in the Army Corps of Engineers.  He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was in the third wave that landed at Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed vacations to Cape Cod and his volunteer work at South Georgia Regional Library and Lowndes County Board of Elections.  He was of the Presbyterian faith. 

A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 18, in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home, 2215 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, with The Rev Lee Shafer officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until service time on Saturday.

The Newtown Bee        February 17, 2006