SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Friends, former colleagues and acquaintances are invited to join his family for a celebration of life gathering for their beloved son from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, at VFW Post 755, 2211 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, Ill. Come enjoy some of Bobby's favorite foods and beverages and share your favorite memories or pictures of Bobby with his family and friends. ******************** BRADENTON, Fla. -- Bobby Joel Sandidge, 31, formerly of Springfield and Petersburg, Ill., passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, at his residence in Bradenton, Fla. Bobby was born Oct. 6, 1982, in Springfield, the son of Bobbie Lee and Peggy Gail Holthouse Sandidge. Bobby was a 2001 graduate of PORTA High School in Petersburg. He was an aviation enthusiast and an avid bowler since the age of 6. He was a regular performer at Terror on the Square in Petersburg for over 15 years. He was a former pharmacy technician for Potter's Drug in Petersburg, University Pharmacy and The Medicine Shoppe. He also was a former rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Petersburg and Greenview. Bobby is survived by his father, Bobbie Lee, of Springfield; mother and stepfather, Peggy Gail and Jim Voss, of Bethpage, Tenn.; uncles, Gary L. Sandidge of Springfield, Michael Sandidge of Auburn and Tom Holthouse of Virden; aunts, Debbie Holthouse (husband, Bill Hart) of Forney, Texas, and LuAnne Sandidge Adams (husband, Matt) of Pawnee; his adopted (Grandma Elsie) Davis of Springfield; several cousins; numerous great-aunts and great-uncles and his two beagles, Maggie and Maddox. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bobby Joel Sandidge Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o National Bank of Petersburg, P.O. Box 470, Petersburg, IL 62675. Curry Funeral Home in Pawnee, Ill., is serving the family of Bobby Joel Sandidge. Visitation: Saturday July 19, 2014 noon to 4 p.m. VFW Post 755 2211 Old Jacksonville Road Springfield, Ill