Robert Clinton Starr

Robert Clinton Starr

January 16, 1940 February 25, 2026

Atlanta, GA

Robert Clinton Starr (age 86) of Atlanta passed away at home following health complications on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. His life will be celebrated at noon on Saturday, March 14th, with a service at North Decatur United Methodist Church (https://ndumc.org) where he and his family have been members for over 50 years.

Robert was born in Helena, GA to the late Edward Worthington Starr and Vera Maude Salter Starr. Robert grew up in Macon, GA where the family moved when he was a child. After graduating from Sidney Lanier Senior High in Macon, he went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech and a Masters in Business Administration from Georgia State. After college he moved to DeKalb County and worked in finance for the U.S. Government his entire career, first examining national banks in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina for the Comptroller of the Currency of the US Treasury and later as a surety bond officer for the Small Business Administration.

Robert is survived by his wife of 60 years Joyce Brandon Starr of Atlanta, his son Robert Jackson Starr of Atlanta, his son John Andrew Starr and John's wife Catherine Anderson of Wilmington, NC, his sister-in-laws Rosalyn Brandon Parsons of Marietta, GA and Lynn Gresham Starr of Macon, his niece Kimberly Starr Woodard of Macon, his nephew William Edward Starr, Jr. of Ellaville, GA, his nephew Charles Brandon Parsons of Marietta, his niece Kimberly Ann Parsons of Marietta, and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Robert was preceded in death by his brother, William Edward Starr of Macon, his brother-in-laws Henry Jackson Brandon, Jr. of Decatur and Charles Albert Parsons of Marietta, and his niece Vicki Starr Adcock of Butts County, GA.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Alzheimer's Association (https://www.alz.org) or Doctors for Global Health (https://www.dghonline.org).

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