Robert “Bob”‘s Obituary Bob Sasser, 91, of Waycross died Friday night at St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida after a brief illness. He was born in Waycross to the late John William Sasser and Margaret Azalee “Lee” Sasser. Bob graduated from Waycross High School in 1944.
He served his country in the Army as a staff sergeant from 1944 until 1946. His family has been actively involved in retail and manufacturing businesses since 1915. He began his working career at 9 years old delivering groceries and newspapers for Sasser Super Market on Nichols Street in Old 9.
He received his real estate license in 1963 and his broker license in 1964 and has been actively engaged in Real Estate Brokerage and Development ever since. He was currently President of Heritage Realty Company, Inc., which began in 1976. He previously served as President of Carolina Skiff.
Bob was past President of the Waycross/Ware County Chamber of Commerce, and past Chairman of the Waycross/Ware County Development Authority and the Okefenokee Area Development Authority. He was a member of the American Legion Post 10, the Waycross Lions Club, the Okefenokee Golf and Country Club, board member of YMCA of Waycross and the University of Georgia President’s Club. Bob was a former instructor of Real Estate at Waycross College and Okefenokee Technical Institute.
He has also served as past President of the Georgia Association of Realtors, the Waycross Board of Realtors, Marine Manufacturers Group, and National Director of the National Association of Realtors. He was awarded the Herrin Business and Industry Award, Williams Community Service Award, Miller Medal for Community Service, his most cherished award the Morris Jacobson Brotherhood Award and Realtor of the Year. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he has served in numerous capacities.
He loved to fish, walk, avid tennis player with the “old men’s club”, stay active at the YMCA fitness center and play with his beloved poodles Max and Minnie. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Anne Davis Sasser of Waycross, two sons, John E. “Chip” Sasser and his wife Gina of Waycross, Richard A. Sasser and his wife Donna of Waycross, two grandchildren, Sierra Anne “Hobie” Sasser and her husband Simon Madera, Benjamin “Ben” Sasser and numerous other relatives. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday in Oakland Cemetery.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 601 Hill Street, Waycross, Georgia 31501, or to the Friends of Animals in Need, 555 Hillmont Drive, Waycross, Georgia 31503. Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.
milesodumfuneralhome.com.
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