Robert Smith Balfour, 84, of Rutherfordton, passed away quietly on August 2, after a lifetime of multiple attempts to die spectacularly. Bob was born in New York on May 17, 1929. He lived life with arms akimbo, a sense of humor, a streak of adventure, a fondness for horses and dogs, and a deep and abiding love for his family. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, was ordained as both a deacon and an elder in the Presbyterian Churcha