Samuel Robert Suber III

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Samuel Robert Suber III

Samuel Robert Suber III, age 76, affectionately known in childhood as “Robby” and later in adult life as “Bob”, passed away on April 18, 2024, the same date his father died 40 years earlier in 1984.   He was born on September 18, 1947,  son of the late Samuel Robert Suber, Jr. and Rosalie Polk Suber, and enjoyed a storybook childhood in Kings Mountain that he loved to tell about.  He graduated from Kings Mountain High School where he played football as an offensive lineman on the 1963 and 1964 conference championship teams and was the #1 seed on the first men’s tennis team at KMHS.  After graduation he attended Lenoir-Rhyne College where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, majoring in Chemistry, then enrolled in graduate school at Clemson University where he earned a Masters in Textile Chemistry.  His first job was as General Manager of Dependable Knits, Inc. and later as co-owner of Kings Mountain Knit Fabrics, Inc., both in Kings Mountain.  Before retirement he worked as a recruiter of textile executives for companies on the east coast.   He was a faithful member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, serving on Church Council and as property chairman.  He was a member of Kiwanis for many years, president of Kings Mountain Country Club, and vice-president of the Kings Mountain Hospital Board.  Bob was a family man, enjoying time with his wife Emily and their two sons, Lindsay and Hunter.  He liked the outdoors and took pride in his yard everywhere they lived.  He also enjoyed sports, coaching his sons’ teams in their younger years and cheering vociferously for their swim and baseball teams in high school.  As proud Granddaddy he loved attending his granddaughter’s swim meets. He rooted for the KMHS Mountaineer football team every week and the UNC Tar Heels in basketball and football as well as looking forward to regular games of golf with friends at Kings Mountain Country Club.  Bob had friends from all walks of life and had a way of finding the good in everybody.  His pet peeve was “man’s inhumanity to man,” seeing life as a journey we all share.  His wish was for everybody to get along and help each other along the way.
Bob is survived by his wife of 53 years, Emily Ramsey Suber of the home; sons Robert Lindsay Suber (Beth) of Gastonia and John Hunter Suber of Kings Mountain; cherished granddaughter Eva Caroline Suber of Gastonia; brother Claude Suber (Janet) of Kings Mountain; brother-in-law Dr. David Ramsey, Jr.  (Dr. Glynda) of Johnson City, TN; nieces Meredith Ramsey of Cincinnati, OH, Andrea Walker (Jonathan) of Cold Spring, KY, Lauren Martin (Alex) of Charlotte, NC, Caitlyn Adcox (Graham) of Easley, SC, and Bennett Salter (Blair) of McLeansville, NC. 
The memorial service will be Monday, April 22, at 11:00 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church with The Rev. John Yost III officiating.  The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:50 in the church fellowship hall.  Burial will be private at Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in Bob’s name to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 North Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC  28086, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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