Robert E. Garber

April 08, 1949 – August 28, 2021

Robert (Bob) E. Garber, 72, of Madison, VA, passed into the glorious presence of Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 28, 2021. 

Bob was born to Bill and Bette (Walker) Garber of New Hope, Virginia on April 8, 1949. He was the second of six children. At fifteen he attended a tent revival with his mother and sisters and accepted Christ as his Savior and Lord. He graduated from Fort Defiance H.S. in 1967 and from Virginia Tech in 1971. While at Tech he met his future bride, Liz, at a Campus Crusade for Christ meeting. It culminated in wedding bells on June 20, 1971. 

After receiving his Masters Degree from Madison College, he taught agriculture-education and shop class at Madison County High School for years before accepting a position at American Woodmark in Orange County. He was a member and elder of Northside Baptist Church in Charlottesville for many years. In 2009 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Though faced with an uncertain future, Bob continued to invest in his three passions: Jesus Christ and His Word, the people around him, and nature. 

Bob was preceded in death by his father in 2001, his mother in 2013, and his brother Charles in 1968. Survivors include his wife Liz, his son Charlie and two children David and Annabelle; his daughter Katie Miller and husband Andrew and their two children Weston and Levi; his brother Samuel Garber and wife Barbara; and his sisters Sara Ayres and husband Hunter, Christine Brinley, and Rebecca Johnson and her husband Bob, as well as many nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held on September 5, 2021, at 4:30pm at Renback Barn (8668 Blue Ridge Turnpike, Rochelle, VA 22738). If you are willing and able, please bring a dish to share for a potluck meal immediately following the service. Thank you for your continued love, support, and prayers during this time. Please consider sharing a message, memory, or picture with the family to: bobgarber.memories@gmail.com.

If you would like to make a contribution to Bob’s memory, in lieu of flowers, please consider one or more of the following:

    Victory 1:27

Mountain View Chapel

732 Covered Bridge Dr.

Madison, VA 22727

V127.org/give

       Voice of the Martyrs

1815 SE Bison Rd.

Bartlesville, OK 74006-9938

VOM.org

800-747-0085

    Hospice of the Piedmont

501 Park St.

Charlottesville, VA 22902

434-817-6900

    Northside Baptist Church

Missions Outreach

P.O. Box 6839

Charlottesville, VA 22906