Robert Castle

    Rev. Robert D. "Bob" Castle, 54, died March 23 in his Wittensville home. Mr. Castle was born June 10, 1931, in Johnson Co., the son of Borbitt and  Ethel Huff Castle. He was a retired mill worker and a member of the Freewill  Baptist Church.

    Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Hampton Castle; four sons, Rodney Castle of  Marrow, OH, David Castle of Middletown, OH, Phillip Castle and Derrick Castle of Wittensville; two daughters, Debra Alsip of Middletown and Diana Ritchie of Wittensville; and 15 grandchildrens. Also four brothers, Charles Castle of Michigan, Ear Castle of Luzon, AZ,  Nolan Castle of Dayton, OH. and Kenneth Castle of West VanLear; and five sisters, Oneida Witten of Logan, WV, Mary Dixon of New Lebanon, OH; Sharon Hannah of Hager Hill, Sandi Castle of Wittensville and Donna McCarthy of Oil Springs.

    Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, Marh 26 at 1:00 p.m. in Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel. Revs. James Kelly Caudill and Bill Meadows will officiate at services, with burial in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.