PIQUA – Robert E. "Bob" Rhoades, 71, of Piqua, Ohio, and formerly of Greenville, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at 3:47 p.m. in Darke County, Ohio, due to an automobile accident. He was born on Feb. 3, 1945, in Greenville, Ohio, to the late Eugene Franklin Rhoades and Clara Florence and Robert (Mannix) Stauffer.

Bob is survived by his wife of 45 years, Margaret "Peggy" (Sedam) Rhoades, whom he married on Feb. 6, 1971; sons, Rob and Jeff Mullins of Dallas, TX, and Chris Rhoades of Greenville; sisters and brother-in-law, Sandra Hoying of Greenville, and Debbie and Steve Brandt of Greenville; brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Angela Stauffer of Oldsmar, FL; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Carol and Mike Gray of Houston, Ohio, Kay and George O'Neill of Hollywood, FL, and Rick and Karen Sedam of Piqua, OH; special friends, Corbin and Skylan Robison; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his father- and mother-in-law, George and Joan Sedam.

Bob was a firefighter retiring from the Greenville Fire Department. He also was a former employee with the Ohio Department of Health, working within the Hazmat Department. He was an amateur hand radio operator and loved all aspects of trains. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenville and St. Boniface Catholic Church in Piqua.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 310 S. Downing St., Piqua, Ohio, with the Rev. Fr. Tom Bolte celebrant. Burial will follow in the Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Ohio. Family will receive friends on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, from 5-8 p.m. at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio.

It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to National Fallen Firefighter Association at www.firehero.org.

Condolences for the family may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com