Robert Archie "R.A." Logue passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Heritage House Retirement Center. He was 85.
R.A. was the son of the late Otto A. Logue, Sr. and Nan Williams Logue Black. He was a graduate of Culkin Academy and attended Hinds Jr. College on a football scholarship. In 1954, R.A. and his wife, Betty Logue, were married. After college, he entered the U.S. Air Force, where he served in Nuclear Weapons.
R.A. and Betty, along with their children, spent four years of his military career in Ramstein, Germany. After 23 years in the military, R.A. retired as a Chief Master Sergeant. In 1984, R.A. entered his second career as a teacher at Hinds Community College. He instructed high school, college and industrial students in the field of electronics and electrical training, retiring in 2003.
R.A. was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Clinton. In his spare time, he was an avid fisherman and gardener. R.A. was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 62 years, Betty Logue; three grandsons, Zachery Logue, Keith Myers and Blayne Myers; three siblings, Sis Newman, Otto A. Logue, Jr., Joyce Atkins. Survivors include his two daughters, Lynne Logue Myers (Emmitt), Rebecca Logue Carter; one son, Robert "Bob" Logue (Lynn); one sister, Patsy Logue Barnes (Oscar), four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.