Robert Lynn Lore

Mr. Robert Lynn Lore died May 1, 2010 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Bob was born September 6, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York to Louis Joseph and Dorothy Claire Watson Lore. Bob attended Miami-Dade Junior College, graduated from the University of West Georgia and began his career at C & S Bank in Newnan. He was an active civic leader who served as president of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club of Newnan. When he retired in 1998, he was CEO of First South Bank in Newnan. Bob served honorably in the U.S. Army and he was stationed in Germany. He loved the outdoors and rode a bike across the United States from San Diego to Savannah, rode the Bike Ride Across Georgia 10 times, hiked the Appalachian Trail, ran the Peachtree Road Race 19 times, participated in Paddle Georgia, and loved to travel. Bob was a lot of things to many people most notably remembered as a man of integrity and generosity who loved the Lord, his family and friends. Bob is survived by his wife Janie Powell Lore, son Robert David Lore and his mother Dorothy Claire Watson Lore. His siblings are a brother, Nicholas Lore and his wife Mandy and a sister Mary Ellen Swett and her husband Steve. Bob’s nieces and nephews include Dawn and John Ackerman, Kimberly and Ben Walker , Paul Thurston, Jeanea and Ben Posey, Nicholas and Kelly Ackerman, Josh and Hunter Thurston, Bry and Cassi Posey, Brian Swett and Steve Swett. Also surviving is his mother-in-law, Pearl Powell. Bob was preceded in death by his father Louis Joseph Lore, grandparents Robert and Minnie Watson of Newnan, and grandparents¬¬ Nicholas and Mary Lore. Funeral Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Newnan on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM. Dr. Gene Tyre and Dr. Jimmy Dale Patterson will officiate. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at McKoon Funeral Home at 38 Jackson Street. In lieu of flowers, contributions to honor Bob’s memory and his love of the outdoors may be made to the Friends of the Chattahoochee Bend State Park c/o Coweta County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, 100 Walt Sanders Memorial Drive, Newnan, Georgia 30265. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mckoon.com. McKoon Funeral Home (770) 253-4580

Robert Lynn Lore

September 6, 1947 - May 1, 2010