Robert H. Cloin, 82, of Princeton, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis.

He was born in Princeton on July 21, 1933 and had been a lifetime resident of Gibson County.

He was a graduate of Oakland City College and Indiana State University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, serving aboard the USS Northampton in the Mediterranean Sea. He was a retired school teacher of 40 years, starting at Monroe City High School and then spending the rest of his career at North Gibson School Corporation, where he was instrumental in starting the low power TV station at Princeton Community High School. He was a member of the Patoka United Methodist Church and held membership in both the Indiana State Teachers Association and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Patsy (Osborne) Cloin; three children, Cindy Wood of Fishers, IN, Robert Alan (Kathy) Cloin and Sandy Cloin all of Orlando, FL; seven grandchildren, Jordyn and Tyler Wood, Steven and Zach Strange, A. J. and Victoria Cloin and Ally Romershausen; a great granddaughter, Haylee; a sister, Dianne (Don) Tate of Princeton; also several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Ruth Cloin and a son-in-law, Danny Wood.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton, with Pastor Jeff Pinney officiating. Burial will follow at the Forsythe Cemetery near Oakland City.

Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Monday at the Colvin Funeral Home. Full military rites will be provided by the Retired Military Veterans.