Robert Whitehead

WHITEHEAD, Robert George “Bob”
Robert George Whitehead of Cumming, GA was born May 2, 1929 to Claude and Evelyn Norton Whitehead and died December 22, 2023. He was raised and educated in Atlanta. Robert was predeceased by his beloved daughter Laurie Saxon, his sister Helen Crawford, and his brothers James Whitehead, Lee Whitehead, and William Whitehead.
Mr. Whitehead is survived by his wife, Virginia Stephenson Whitehead, and his sons and their wives Mark and Nancy Whitehead and Timothy and Wendi Whitehead. His is also survived by his very special grandchildren who called him Pop Pop: Cameron and Michael Duncan, Mollie Whitehead, Ryan Whitehead, Sydney Saxon, Sam and Cameron Whitehead, and Andrew Saxon. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law Helen Jean and Frank Graham, Barbara Nowell, Linda Stephenson, and Barbara Whitehead, brother-in-law Warren Crawford, and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Whitehead served proudly in the United States Marine Corps and was retired from the finanical department of General Motors. He was ordained a deacon at First Baptist Church Avondale Estates and was more recently a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church.
In life, he was known for his love of being active, his light-hearted sense of humor, and the joy he gave and received being around his family.
A visitation for family and friends will be held at Johns Creek Baptist Church, 6910 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 10:00 am with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 am. Interment for family only will be at the Georgia National Veterans Cemetery in Canton, GA.
Arrangements are in the care of McDonald and Son Funeral Home, 150 Sawnee Dr. Cumming, GA, 30040, 770-886-9899.