- Date Of Birth: November 6, 1934
- Date Of Death: March 25, 2016
- State: Florida
On March 25, 2016, Dr. Robert (Bob) Ezell Marks, Sr., a long-time resident of Lake City, passed away at home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob Loy Marks and Dorothy Rule Marks, his brothers, Dr. James Loy Marks and William Louis Marks, and his sister Mary Ann Marks. He is survived by his former wife and friend, Rosalie Guthrie Marks of Lake City, his four children, Gail Ellen Meis (John) of Atlanta, Robert (Bert) Ezell Marks, Jr. (Jeri) of Birmingham, Lori Lee Marks of Tampa, and Linda Marks Doss (Steve) of Fernandina Beach, his seven grandchildren, Joseph Bryan Meis, Matt Taylor Meis, Mark Kennedy Meis, Jeannie Guthrie Marks, Katherine Elisabeth Doss, Robert Whitfield Marks, and Ellory (Ella) Elisabeth Doss, his two sisters, Martha Marks Page (Kenton) of Knoxville and Marilyn Marks Turner (Jeff) of Knoxville, his two sisters-in-law, Barbara Riddick Marks of Knoxville and Phyllis Lethco Marks of Knoxville, and his devoted long-time friend Pamela Kahlich of Lake City.
Bob was born on November 6, 1934 in Norris, TN and lived in Knoxville, TN through his high school years. He attended the University of Tennessee, both for his undergraduate studies and for his professional degree in dentistry.
Bob moved to Lake City in 1963 to establish a new home for his young family and to pursue his love of dentistry in private practice.
Over the years, Bob was active in the Lake City community.
