Robert G. Center

	Robert G. Center, 96, of Quail Haven in Pinehurst, North Carolina, died Thursday, January 31, 2002.
	Funeral services were private with interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
	Mr. Center was born in DuQuoin and received his School of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois in 1929.  Prior to retiring to North Carolina in 1979, Mr. Center owned and operated R.G. Center Drug Stores in Highland, Ill.
	Surviving are his wife of 73 years, Florence M. Center of Quail Haven Inn, 220 Blake Blvd., Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374; a daughter, N. Joel Rich and a granddaughter, Laurie Joel Rich, both of Pinehurst; a grandson, Gerald A. Rich and great-granddaughter, Leslie Jordan Rich of Wilmington.
	Memorials may be made to Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 330 S. May Street, Southern Pines 28387 or to a charity of choice.
