Smith, Robert R. 'Bob'

1947 - 2013  (66 years)

• Name	Smith, Robert R. 'Bob'
  Birth	6 Feb 1947  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.R011
  Funeral	24 Jul 2013	Byrd & Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, United States Army  [1]
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  		Gallantry Cross, South Vietnam
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  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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  Death	18 Jul 2013	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	24 Jul 2013	Onstott Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Smith, Robert R.
  Person ID	I25867	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Smith, Maxwell   d. Bef 18 Jul 2013
  Mother	Adams, Catherine   d. Bef 18 Jul 2013
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CARPENTER, M.
  Children	1. SMITH, T.   2. SMITH, R.   3. SMITH, G.
  Family ID	F11189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Funeral - 24 Jul 2013 - Byrd & Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He graduated from Flora High School in 1965. After graduation, Bob received training and certification in Mechanics. As an Army Veteran, Bob proudly served our country during the Vietnam War. For 23 years, Bob worked at World Color. Upon the cloosing of World Color, he went to work on the seismic crew for the Ceja Corporation. For the past 10 years, Bob had been working at Minwax Sherman Williams. In addition to his many jobs, Bob ran his family farm where he raised livestock and tended to the daily farm duties. Bob was a true outdoorsman, spending much time hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed oil painting and was an avid reader. Most of all, Bob loved his family. Bob was a member of Coon Creek Ridge Riders and Flora American Legion Post #14. - See more at: http://www.remembering-when.com/9927/#.Ue3Xq236z8g

  
  

• Sources

  [S5379] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, Robert R. "Bob", 66, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Smith&GSiman=1&GScid=644287&GRid=114169310&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7257] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Robert R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Smith&GSiman=1&GScid=644287&GRid=114169310&), none. (Reliability: 2).