Robert D. Roberts

1931 - 2020  (89 years)

• Name	Robert D. Roberts  [1]
  Birth	5 Sep 1931  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Oct 2020  [1, 2]
  Obituary	24 Oct 2020	Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri   [2]
  	News-Press NOW
  	Roberts, Robert D. 1931-2020 OCT 24, 2020 REA, Mo. - Robert D. "Bob" Roberts, 89 of Rea, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. He was born September 5, 1931, to Lawrence and Opal Roberts. Bob proudly served in the United States Marine Corps in Korea, but his true passion was farming which he did all of his life. He also enjoyed his 2-cylinder John Deere tractors. Bob married Joyce Reece on February 20, 1955, and his life was centered around the family that he loved and cherished. They had just recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Bob was preceded in death by: his parents; a brother, Lawrence Carroll "Buck" Roberts; and a sister, Patricia Kay Roberts. Survivors include: his wife, Joyce; son, Randy (Linda) Roberts; daughter, Deann (Bill) Schellhorn; grandchildren, Kurt (Darcy) Roberts, Kelly (Tim) Dolan, Ryan (Amy) Schellhorn, Scott (Nicole) Schellhorn, Troy (Megan) Schellhorn; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Marilyn (Wayland) Holbrook, Carolyn (Dan) Harrington, Barbara (Ken) Jones, Karen (Willy) McGaughey; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside Services and Interment with full Military Honors: 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at the Savannah Cemetery. Friends may call between noon to 4 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Heaton-Bowman-Smith Savannah Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Second Harvest Food Bank or the Wounded Warriors Project in Bob's Memory. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
  		Robert Roberts -- Obituary
  Burial	28 Oct 2020	Savannah Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri   [2]
  Person ID	I15294	CCBasic
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Roberts   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Opal (Roberts)   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce Ann Reece,   b. 20 Aug 1935   d. 5 Sep 2024 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1955  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F5829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press NOW Newspaper (Online), (http://newspressnow.com:), 6 Sep 2024, "Roberts, Joyce A. 1935-2024," 06 September 2024, online archives (https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/roberts-joyce-a-1935-2024-rea-mo/article_61dfb9c6-f015-5546-9123-62d5ed51c68f.html : accessed 06 Sep 2024). [S30] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press NOW Newspaper (Online), (http://newspressnow.com:), 26 Oct 2020, "Roberts, Robert D. 1931-2020," 24 October 2020, online archives (https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/roberts-robert-d-1931-2020/article_ec437c6f-08eb-579c-95aa-c274bb1724a9.html : accessed 24 Oct 2020).