Robert Tyler
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Robert S. Tyler (born February 14, 1917; died December 20, 2007) sold hardware for over 50 years.
Tyler was one of seven children born to Joe T. Tyler and Florence Foulks Tyler. He grew up in Bluff Park, where his family gave Tyler Road its name. He became a member of Bluff Park United Methodist Church in 1927. In the late 1930's he met and married the former Garnett Cox of Leeds and hand-built a home on Park Road in the Bluff Park community in 1948.
In the 1950s, Tyler began working in hardware sales, joining with Huffstutler's Hardware in Homewood eight years later. As of February 2007, he still worked there four days a week until his death and was a favorite of customers, some of whom drove long distances to shop at the store.
References
- Bryan, Kim (February 14, 2007) "At 90, man knows nuts, bolts and a good yarn." Birmingham News.