Robert “Bob” M. Garland, Jr, 79, of Meredosia, died Friday, October 1, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

He was born August 25, 1942 in Concord, NH, the son of Robert, Sr. Minot and Lillian Smart Carson Garland. He married Carol Clark on April 17, 1998 in Paris, TN and she survives.

He is also survived by two sons, Bobby, Jr. (Nancy) Garland and Dean Garland; one daughter, Tammy Garland; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; three sisters; two brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mr. Garland was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during the Cuban Crisis. He was employed as a New Hampshire State Trooper before retiring as an over-the-road truck driver. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Beardstown and the Mascouten Bay Long Rifle Shooting Club. Bob loved to fish and enjoyed travelling with his wife.

Cremation will be accorded with private burial at Riverview Cemetery in Barnstead, NH. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.sagerfuneralhome.com. Sager Funeral Home in Beardstown is in charge of the arrangements.