In Memory

Robert J (Bobby Joe) Hundley - Class Of 1959

 Robert J. Hundley (Bobby Joe), retired Lexington home builder, general contractor, and realtor died October 19, 2019. Born on July 31, 1941 in Clark County, Kentucky, he moved to Lexington at the age of 12 and later attended Lafayette High School (1955-1959) where he played basketball and football for legendary coaches Ralph Carlisle and Roy Walton. He studied architecture at the University of Kentucky (1960-1965) and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order social fraternity. While attending college, he serviced in the Army National Guard 138th Field Artery Headquarters battery unit as a survey specialist (1959-1964). He began working for C.B. McEachin and J.W. Davis, Jr. during college, which started a lifelong working relationship with The Lansdowne Company and builders/developers Frank Sadler, Robert T. Mayes, and William Winfree. In 1965, he became employed with Winfree Construction Company and Mayes-Winfree Builders as a designer, estimator, and construction manager. Later that year, he became a Kentucky real estate broker and remained a member of the Lexington and National Board of Realtors for over 35 years. In 1968, he formed his own construction/real estate company and operated that company for over 25 years. During those years, he was a member of the local and national Home Builders� Associations and his company built homes, office buildings, medical, and apartment buildings. Projects were developed in Lexington, Georgetown, Frankfort, Pikeville, Winchester, and Richmond. He was a member of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, a Kentucky Colonel, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Tomas and Julia Morgan, Hargis and Margaret Saylor Hundley; father, David Hundley, all of Winchester, KY; son, Matthew Arbuckle Hundley; and mother, Stella Eaves. He is survived by his son, William Robert Hundley (Cristi); grandchildren, William, Elisabeth, and Mills Hundley; and long-time companion Cherie Butler, all of Lexington, KY. He is also survived by an aunt, Lucille Morgan Duncan (Rev. Prewitt) of Home, PA; cousin, Kitty Hundley Ikard, of Nashville, TN; and cousin, Vickie Sue Trimble, of Brookville, PA. Visitation will be Friday October 25, 2019 at Kerr Brothers � Harrodsburg Road location (Lexington, KY) 10:00 a.m. � 12:30 p.m. with a memorial service immediately following. Burial in The Lexington Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Matthew Arbuckle Hundley Scholarship Fund (First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, KY) or the charity of your choice.