Robert Hames, Jr

Robert F. Hames, Jr., age 77 years of Niles, Michigan died at 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at his home following a battle with cancer.

He was born on February 26, 1936 in Decatur, Alabama to Robert Franklin and Bertha Ellen (Osborn) Hames, Sr., and has lived in Niles since 1953. He retired in 1989 from the National Standard Company. Prior to that he worked at the Niles Cabinet Company and the French Paper Company.

Bob bowled on several area leagues, and enjoyed golfing; restoring, maintaining, and driving classic cars; and country music, especially the late Elvis Presley. He also enjoyed finding antiques, furniture and other treasures at area thrift shops and restoring them.

On February 18, 1956 in Niles he married the former Clementina Mary Pullano with whom he celebrated the fifty-first anniversary of their wedding prior to her death on November 6, 2007.

Surviving family includes their children, Robert F. (& Deb) Hames III and family of Niles, and Denise Hames (& Dave Ottenbaker) of Alto, Michigan; grandchildren Elyse Horak and Ian Horak; sisters-in-law, Isabel DeSchaaf and Rosemary (& Don) Ball, and two nephews and four nieces.

The funeral service for Robert F. Hames, Jr. will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with the Rev. Michael Smith of Hope Community Church officiating. Committal will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends beginning at Noon on Friday at the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Bob may be made to Hospice at Home or the American Cancer Society.