Rhesa B Bostick

July 23, 1930 - September 10, 2020

Lt Col. Rhesa B. Bostick, U. S. Army, Retired, 90, of Gainesville, Florida, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 in the Haven Hospice E. T. York Care Center, following a long illness. Lt Col. Bostick was born in Gainesville, Florida on July 23, 1930 to the late Samuel and Lilly Bostick. He attended and graduated from P. K. Yonge, a “lifer” and played on the schools 6-man football team. Following graduation, he attended the University of Florida, before joining the U. S. Army and going to Officer Candidate School. Lt Col. Bostick had a long career in the Army, receiving many awards, including the Meritorious Service Award, serving on bases all over the world; from bases in the U. S. to Germany to Japan and finally retiring in 1970. He moved home to Gainesville and began a long career as a loan officer for Guarantee Federal Bank. He was a lifelong member and Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville; he loved to hunt and fish. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven Robert Bostick, Sr., by a granddaughter, Dawn Monroe and a brother, Wilcox Bostick. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Marilyn Bostick; one daughter, Becky Robinson; six grandchildren, Nathaniel McKnight, Ashly Robinson, Latifah Robinson, Amandaa Bostick-Brewer, Steven Robert Bostick, Jr. and Isaac Bostick; six great grandchildren Paisley Brewer, T. J. Monroe, Jr., Sydney Monroe, Trey Monroe, Abriyah Robinson, and Jezell Foreman, along with five great-great grandchildren. The family will have private service for Lt. Col. Bostick.