Robert Maldon, “Bobby” Weatherly, Sr., 88 of Timmonsville, entered into eternal, heavenly rest with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, after a long illness.
Visitation with the family and friends will be Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. with the service beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Chapel of Layton Anderson Funeral Home in Timmonsville, SC. Burial will follow the service at Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville.
An entrepreneur and Jack-of-all-trades, Bobby was best known as a crop duster and flight instructor who taught daughter Teresa, son Mal, and grandson, Drew, to fly. A graduate of both the Certified Auctioneers and Real Estate Institutes, he was the owner of Weatherly Auctioneers and Real Estate in Timmonsville. Two of his most proud accomplishments was serving as President and Chaplain of the South Carolina Auctioneers Association and his induction into the South Carolina Auctioneers’ Hall of Fame. He was also appointed by the governor as a lifetime constable with the State Law Enforcement Division of South Carolina.
An avid NASCAR racing fan, Bobby spent several years as a driver in the early, pre-NASCAR days of racing in the Carolinas, and is attributed with giving future NASCAR champion with his start in racing by pulling into the pit and handing over the wheel to a young, unknown Cale Yarborough.
See complete obituary at Layton Anderson Funeral Home.
Weatherly competed in one Cup race at Darlington in 1953.