Robert Leon ‘Buddy’ Persinger


BACOVA — Robert Leon “Buddy” Persinger, 74, of 72 Longview Drive, Bacova, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem.

He was born July 28, 1945 in Clifton Forge to the late Earnest Massie “Mac” Persinger and Laura Evelyn Curtis Persinger.

He served in the United States Army during two tours in the Vietnam War. He was a skilled laborer and jack of all trades throughout his life.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of ...

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