Mr. Robert M. “Tick” Heath, 90, husband of the late Joyce Moore Heath and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Townsend, he was the son of the late William Thomas Heath and the late Blanch Elliott Heath. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired regional manager for Aflac Insurance Company, former furniture store owner, active in the Lions Club and Northampton Country Club, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
He is survived by a brother-in-law, Malvin “Sonny” Moore and his wife, Nancy, of Newport News; sister-in-law, Mary Lena Mears and her husband, Wayne, of Cheriton; nephew, Honorable Richard Moore and his wife, Nancy, of Charlottesville; niece, Ginny Greene and her husband, George, of Richmond; numerous nieces and nephews; and a devoted friend of many years, Fay Doughty, of Cheriton. He was predeceased by a son, Robert M. Heath Jr.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Lowe officiating. Interment will be private in Cape Charles Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, PO Box 326, Cape Charles, VA 23310.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements made by Wilkins-Doughty Funeral Home in Cape Charles.
