Bobby Keith Yow

Bobby Keith Yow, age 92, of Asheboro, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at the Hospice House of Randolph.

Bobby was born on July 3, 1933, in Randleman, North Carolina, to Herbert Glenn Yow and Rena Ann Hollingsworth Yow. 

He graduated from Randleman High School, where he played football alongside many lifelong friends and family members — bonds that would last for a lifetime.

In 1952, Bobby married his beloved sweetheart, Evelyn Reba Johnson, beginning a partnership filled with love, laughter and unwavering devotion. Together they raised two sons: Christopher Lee Yow, Sr. (born in 1953) and Jeffrey Reese Yow (born in 1958).

Bobby was widely known and fondly remembered as the proud owner and operator of Yow’s Amoco on Salisbury Street, Asheboro — a place where many stopped not only for gas, but also for friendly conversation.

Bobby and Evelyn were also well known for their beautifully kept lawn and garden, a point of pride that both delighted the neighborhood and helped nourish their family.

A devoted community member, Bobby spent many years coaching youth baseball in Asheboro for Ponderosa Oil, shaping young athletes and creating memories that extended far beyond the ballfield. He and Evelyn were enthusiastic supporters of their sons and grandchildren, rarely missing an opportunity to cheer them on in sports and academic pursuits.

Bobby enjoyed a full life enriched by woodworking, fishing and golfing, and was a faithful and devoted member of Central Global Methodist Church in Asheboro.

Bobby was proceeded in death by his parents and his beloved wife, Evelyn; his brother Donald and his sister Peggy (Joe). 

He is survived by his sons, Chris (Jennifer) and Jeff (Nancy); his grandchildren, Christopher, Benjamin (Alice), Rebecca, Reese (Anne) and Clark (Jessica), Ashley, Blake (Lindsay), Brett (Vicky); and his great-grandchildren, Margeaux, Sawyer, Walker, Harris, Miller, Elliott, Branner, Leighton, Greer, Georgia and Luisa; numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom brought him immense joy and pride. He is also survived by his brother Glen, sister Jean, sister-in-law Ann, and brother-in-law and football teammate EJ Johnson Jr. (Brenda).

Special thanks to the staff of Brookdale Senior Living, Clapps’s Rehabilitation Center and Hospice of Randolph for their loving care.
The family would like to thank all the neighbors of Forest Valley Drive for their love and support.

Many thanks to Mr. Bobby’s special friends, Jameson and Nova.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Central Global Methodist Church with Rev. Joseph Fulk, Fred Huffstetler and Dr. Mark Key officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service in the Family Life Center.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are welcomed to be made in Bobby’s memory to:

— Central Global Methodist Church, 300 S. Main Street, Asheboro, NC 27203.

— Hospice of Randolph, PO Box 9, Asheboro NC 27204-0009.

— The Evelyn Johnson Yow Memorial Fund, Lindley Park Elementary School, 312 Cliff Road, Asheboro, NC 27203-5804.