Robert L. Snyder of Crawfordsville passed peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday morning at IU Health Arnett.  He was 83.

Bob was a member of First Christian Church his whole life.  He became a deacon on June 18, 1967, then was an elder for several years. He served two terms as the Chairman of the church board, two terms as Treasurer and was the church Historian for over 30 years.  He was also a member of Kiwanis International, where he was a past President and the district Lt. Governor in 1988-89.  He volunteered at the local food pantry, was on the original board of the Carnegie Museum and the board of the Youth Service Bureau.

He worked at J.C. Penney, Loeb's Department Store and was appointed to the Governor's Commission for a Drug Free Indiana.  He also had an antique business for 25 years.  He served his country in the U.S. Army at Fort Still Oklahoma.

Born Dec. 10, 1938 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Robert A. Snyder and Edith Meyers Snyder.  He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1957 and attended Purdue.  He married Carolyn Surface on June 18, 1967.

Surviving family includes: wife, Carolyn Snyder; son, Jamie (Tammy) Snyder; daughter, Susan Moschellla (Jay Vaughn); three grandchildren, Samantha Snyder, Teddy Snyder, Aidan Cuebas; sister, Deanna (Marv) Schaadt ; two brothers, R.C. (Teresa) Snyder and Jerry (Teresa) Snyder; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 10 AM to 1 PM Friday, April 22 at First Christian Church, 211 S. Walnut Street.  Services will begin at 1 PM, led by Pastor Darla Goodrich.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery County Free Clinic, P.O. Box 86, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 and The FISH Food Pantry at St. Bernard Catholic Church and the First Christian Church.