Robert G. Moody, 89, died July 8, 2013 at his home in Yuma, AZ from pulmonary fibrosis. He was born May 6, 1924 in Cottage Grove, OR to Terry H. and Kathleen (Allen) Moody. He graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1942 and enlisted in the Marines and served in the 1st Marine division in WWII in the Pacific area. He attended scout-sniper school in Australia, and was in the first wave ashore at Cape Gloucester and Peleliu. He was wounded in Okinawa and received a Purple Heart. He married Phyllis Sorensen on November 10,1945 in Laguna Beach, CA. Their children are Terry Moody and Barbara White. They divorced and he then married Helen Joslin in Reno, NV on July 1962. Their children are Robert G. Moody Jr. and Kathy Gray. They divorced and he married Merla (Cannady) Wright in Coburg, OR on June 13, 1970. He worked as an accountant for Floyd Githens Ford in Cottage Grove; owned a Ford dealership in Independence, OR; worked for Gunderson Bros. in Eugene; then worked for Transport Equipment Co in Seattle, WA for 16 years, retiring as Vice President and Treasurer in 1988. He returned to Cottage Grove until 2004 when he moved to Yuma, AZ. He was a charter member and life member of the Elks Lodge in Cottage Grove, OR. Also a member of the Moose Lodge, VFW, AMVETS, American Legion, Cottage Grove Prospectors, and Cottage Grove Genealogical Society. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing,baseball and reading. Survivors include his wife, Merla, four children Terry (Statia) Moody of Kalispell, MT; Barbara (Dan) White of Cottage Grove, OR; Robert G. Moody Jr. (Karla) of Sherwood, OR and Kathy (Brad) Gray of Beaverton, OR; two stepsons Dennis ("Beanie") Wright of Elmira, OR and Larry (Paula) Wright of Eugene, OR; a sister Joan Divers of Yuma, AZ; 10 Grandchildren, 10 Great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents and brothers Richard Moody of Eugene, OR and Donald Moody of Bend, OR.