Augustus

 

 

Bob's paternal grandfather, Augustus, was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County and owner of a Charleston trucking company. In his younger days, A.B. was a chauffeur for John Ringling of Ringling Brothers Fame in Florida. Bob's mother Maxine worked at Montgomery Wards in Charleston when she met her future father-in-law delivering furniture. A.B. is buried at Sunset Memorial Park in South Charleston.