He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Beverly W. Warren; one son, Robert S. Warren, III, of Raleigh, NC; a daughter, Elizabeth W. Capel of Atlantic Beach, NC; and 6 grandchildren.
Mr. Warren was a native of Raleigh and was in the wholesale electronics and appliance business. He was the President of Warren Distributing Corporation. He was also a long time member of the Raleigh Merchants Bureau having served as their president in 1986.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to remember him to consider a gift to Hatteras Marlin Club Memorial Fund, c/o N.C. Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 460, Raleigh, N.C. 27612 or the Alice Aycock Poe Center For Health Education, 224 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27610.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 St. Mary's Street Raleigh, NC 27605.