Robert Chandler McELVEEN^{[1, 2]}

1937 - 2013  (76 years)

• Name	Robert Chandler McELVEEN  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	14 Feb 1937	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Fort Lauderdale, Florida of Miami, Florida Robert C. McElveen MARGATE, Fla. — Robert Chandler McElveen, 76, of Margate, Fla., passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Robert was born in Sumter on Feb. 14, 1937, to the late Wesley L. McElveen and the late Edna Osteen McElveen. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force and was a pilot with Delta Airlines for 30 years. Robert was an avid golfer and a member of the Oriole Golf Course. He is survived by his loving wife, Vivian; children, Rob (Toni) McElveen, Dave McElveen, Robert (Cathy) Goghlan, Joyce Dale and Melissa (John) Hornberger; 12 grandchildren; and brothers, Russell (Mildred) McElveen, Emery (Nancy) McElveen and Gobe (Pat) McElveen. Robert was predeceased by brothers James McElveen and Phil McElveen. The family received friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kreear Funeral Home, Margate. The service to celebrate Robert’s life will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Kreear Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will follow in the South Florida National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Broward County Foundation, www.hospiceofbrowardcounty.org or 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407. Arrangements entrusted to Kreear Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 1 N. State Road 7, Margate, FL 33063. (954) 972-7340. Courtesy announcement by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, October 22, 2013  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  MILI	He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force.  [8]
  _UID	CF46294FB23A49C68A08CBCBB173A0EE627D
  Death	18 Oct 2013
  Burial	22 Oct 2013	South Florida National Cemetery   [8]
  	Kreear Funeral Home & Cremation Ceneter, 1 N. State Road 7, Margate, Florida (954) 972-7340
  Person ID	I182377	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Wesley L. McELVEEN,   b. 1903, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Aug 1993, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Edna OSTEEN,   b. 1908, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 2 Feb 1994, at a local nursing center (Age 86 years)
  _UID	3549AB7700BF47A9ACD003374053B0C8103E
  _UID	3549AB7700BF47A9ACD003374053B0C8103E
  Family ID	F19088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vivian
  _UID	B5B8D7D4DCD04DE1BECCDD65C353013106AC
  _UID	B5B8D7D4DCD04DE1BECCDD65C353013106AC
  Children	1. Rob McELVEEN   2. Dave McELVEEN   3. Robert GOGHLAN   4. Joyce McELVEEN   5. Melissa McELVEEN
  Family ID	F123932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S26004] Loyd R. McElveen. [S32828] Emery Ray McElveen. [S7083] Edna O. McElveen. [S1543] Interview on the phone. [S5284] Wesley L. McElveen. [S12416] Charles P. McElveen. [S19254] James McElveen. [S20056] Robert C. McElveen.