Robert Lorne “Bob” Anthony, 69, of Clear Brook, Virginia, died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Winchester Medical Center.

         Mr. Anthony was born in 1945, in Westminster, Maryland, the son of the late Melvin Anthony, Sr. and Edith Helena Anthony Michael.  He was a graduate of Linganore High School in Frederick, Maryland, Class of 1963 and Monroe College where he received an Associate’s Degree in Accounting.  Mr. Anthony was a Veteran having served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

         Mr. Anthony was the owner and operator of City Delivery, a courier service in Winchester.  He was a member of VFW Post 2123 and the Winchester Moose Club.  He enjoyed coin collecting and reading his collection of mystery books.

         He married Ellen Timbrook on May 1, 1966, in Alabama.  They recently celebrated 49 years of marriage.

         Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Teresa Anthony Geisler (David) of Ocean City, Maryland, Denise Renee Anthony of Leesburg, Virginia; and brother, James T. Anthony of Maryland.

         He is preceded in death by his stepfather, Harry H. Michael, his brothers, Melvin Anthony, Jr., Bernard Anthony, Sr., and Donald Anthony.

         The family will receive friends on Monday, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

         A funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Tuesday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.  Interment will follow in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.

         In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warriors, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA  23219 or Paralyzed Veterans, National Headquarters, 801 Eighteenth Street NW, Washington DC, 20006-3517 or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 2516, Glen Allen, Virginia  23058-5216.