OAKLAND CITY, Ind. — Robert K."Bob" Deputy, 69, of Oakland City, entered rest on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. at his home.

He was born on August 17, 1939, in Gibson County to Paul and Wilma (Case) Deputy. He had worked in the coal mine industry, owned and operated Deputy Excavation for several years and worked from the Local Operators Hall. He graduated from Oakland City High School in 1957. He was a former member of Oakland City Lions Club and member of the Indiana Beekeepers Association. He was a 50-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers and a member of Operating Hall Local 181.

Surviving is wife of 50 years, the former Betty (Creekmur) Deputy; son, Jon (Lisa) Deputy of Poseyville, Ind.; daughters, Susan (Danny) Adler of Evansville and Carol (Ron) Preston of Greenville, North Carolina; grandchildren, Dustin and Kelsey Deputy, Makenzie and Alek Adler and Andrew and Shea Preston; sisters, Mary Cromer of Mackey, Ind., and Janice Chandler of Petersburg, Ind.; and brother, Harold Deputy of Oakland City.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with burial in Forsythe Cemetery. Dr. Jim Pratt will officiate. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to services Thursday.