Mr. Robert "Bob" O'Brien, age 79, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the local hospital. Bob was born November 1, 1934 in Coffeville, Kansas, a son of the late James Floyd and Sarah Lee Goff O'Brien. He was also preceded in death by his wife Betty Jane Thompson O'Brien.

He is survived by his step children, Linda Thompson and Marie Keith of California; special friend, Yvonne Shipman of Dalton, GA.

Service to celebrate the life of Mr. Robert "Bob" O'Brien will be held Saturday April 5, 2014 at 3:00 PM from the Ponders Melrose Chapel with Reverend Ronald Guffey officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitfield Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM on Saturday,

Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, Georgia; 706 226 4002.

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