Reverend Robert A. Schmidt

Visitation Location: Roush Funeral Home Calling Hours: Friday, June 10 (6-8PM) Location of Services: Roush Funeral Home Time of Services: Saturday, June 11 (11AM) Officiated By: Pastor Chris Skeens Reverend Robert A. Schmidt, 77, of New Matamoras, Ohio, passed away on June 7, 2016, in New Martinsville, WV. He was born on January 3, 1939, in Charleston, WV, son of the late Glenn Schmidt and Hazel Haynes Schmidt. He was a Scholar, Pastor, Teacher, Husband, Father, and Poppy. He was an Ordained Elder of the Church of the Nazarene for 47 years, and an Interim Pastor for multiple congregations. He was an avid reader and Bible scholar. Bob was a postal worker for 30 years in Charleston, WV, and Bennettsville, SC. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife of 8 years, Rose Schmidt; 3 daughters, Melinda (David) Willis, Jennifer (Brian) Paxton, and Marsha (Robert) Coon; stepdaughter, Theresa (Donald) Klink; grandchildren, Tiffany, Andrew and Nathan Willis, Crystal McGoron, Tyler Paxton, Daniel and Ryan Sauls, Kassie Gillespie, Kayla Palmer; and 10 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Bill Childress; wife, Sarah; brother, Gene; and granddaughter, Julia Palmer. Services will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at 11:00 am at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV, with Pastor Chris Skeens officiating. Burial will follow in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Friday, June 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Condolences may be expressed to the family at roush94@yahoo.com or on the Roush Funeral Home Facebook Page.