Thursday, July 8, 2010 9:50 am

 Mr. Robert Riley Callahan, 75, of 2823 Dedmond Road, Mooresboro, NC, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010. Services were held at Cliffside Baptist Church. Burial followed in Cleveland Memorial Park. 

Mr. Callahan was preceded in death by his parents, James Baxter and Frances Denham Callahan; and a daughter, Vicki Callahan Beason.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Dedmond Callahan; 1 son, Dusty Callahan of Mooresboro; 1 brother, Ron Callahan and wife Linda of Hendersonville; 1 step-brother-in-law, R.D. Winn and wife Laverne of Tennessee; 1 brother-in-law, Bobby Mull; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Cliffside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024; or to: The Muscular Dystrophy Association, P.O. Box 78960, Phoenix, AZ 85062-8960.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family.