Robert Wayne Pharris, age 48, from Seymour, Missouri, Webster county.
Parents: Alvin Wayne Pharris and Judy Ruth (Grasher) Pharris
Spouse: Pamela Dawn (Fisher) Pharris (March 25, 1998)
Children: Cpl. Benjamin Joseph Pharris, Robert Wayne Pharris Jr., Susan Christine Pharris, Daniel Andrew Pharris
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Missouri National Guard Agri-Business Development Team IV, Jefferson, City Missouri. Enlisted in 1981. Left the military in 1997 and rejoined the Missouri National Guard in 2008.
Date of death: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered at Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Christian J. Romig was also killed.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, New Leader, Military Times