Bobby Gene Gallimore

LILESVILLE Mr. Bobby Gene Gallimore, 66, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center (Atrium Health) in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 11:00am Friday, January 11, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lilesville Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. He was born November 3, 1952 in Stanly County, NC a son of the late John Thomas Gallimore and the late Myrtle Geneva Faulkner Gallimore. Surviving are his wife, Linda Mitchell of Lilesville; his children, Ashley Gallimore of Oakboro and Michael Gallimore of Albemarle; 12 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters, Henry Lewis Gallimore of Norwood, Bessie Shepherd, Gertrude Bowers and Clara Layton all of Albemarle, Rebecca Benitez of Wilson and Susan Mask of Marshville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Crissy Geneva Polk; brothers, Robert Lee Gallimore and John Thomas Gallimore and sister, Stella Mae Gallimore. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Leavitt Funeral Home, PO Box 274, Wadesboro, NC 28170 to assist with funeral expenses. The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com