Reverend Robert Junior Plummer Obituary (1940 - 2021)

HIGH POINT - Reverend Robert Junior Plummer, 81, went to his heavenly home on Monday, March 22, 2021. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Grace Baptist Church with Reverend Eddie McClure and Reverend Ron Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and face coverings are requested. Mr. Plummer was born on January 13, 1940 in Rockingham County to the late Charlie Robert Plummer and Margaret Ramsey Plummer. He was the former pastor of Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Heath Springs, South Carolina, Wade Baptist Church in Wadesboro, North Carolina and Sawyers Creek Baptist Church in Camden, North Carolina. Following his tenure as pastor at Sawyers Creek, Robert was appointed as a church planter and theological educator for the International Mission Board. He, along with his wife, Linda served as missionaries under appointment by the IMB to the Dominican Republic in 1985 and to Trinidad and Tobago before retirement in 2006, after twenty-one years of ministry with the IMB. In retirement, Robert served as Interim Pastor at Grace Baptist church for two years and also served the congregation at Dan Valley Baptist Church. Robert enjoyed gardening and jigsaw puzzles, as well as spending time with his beloved grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Regina Plummer Justus. Survivors include his wife of fifty-nine years, Linda Brown Plummer; daughter, Denise Plummer Sexton (Martin) of High Point; grandchildren, Melinda Sexton Collins (Jason) of Greensboro, Elizabeth Sexton Shumate (Darren) of North Wilkesboro and Andrew Martin Sexton of High Point; great-granddaughter, Hartley Marie Collins and sister, Betty Jean "Sissy" Plummer Holland of Wentworth. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Friday at Grace Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 3097 US Highway 311, Madison, NC 27025 and/or the International Mission Board, 3806 Monument Ave., Richmond, VA 23230. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family. Condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net.