Robert was born May 30, 1931 in Perry County. He married Mary A. Switzer on November 8, 1952; thus celebrating 68 years of marriage. He served in the National Guard and later enlisted in the Naval Reserves. He retired his military service in 1980. He had earned the Meritorious Service Medal. He was well known around the Perryville area as the Colonial bread-man, but later drove millions of miles for Gilster-Mary Lee.
Grieving family members are his wife; children, Robert Jr. (Kathy), Gina (Wendell) Hooper, Barbara Woodling and Mark; grandchildren, Heather, Donald and Maggie (Arren), Troy, Mary, Christopher, William, Nichole (Zach), Richard Jr., Austin, and Jessica; great grandchildren, Mark, Grant, Jonathan, Maya, Layla, Isabella, and Amelia.
Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau. The Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the funeral home. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Cape, with Father Brian Straus as celebrant. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson
Robert was born May 30, 1931 in Perry County. He married Mary A. Switzer on November 8, 1952; thus celebrating 68 years of marriage. He served in the National Guard and later enlisted in the Naval Reserves. He retired his military service in 1980. He had earned the Meritorious Service Medal. He was well known around the Perryville area as the Colonial bread-man, but later drove millions of miles for Gilster-Mary Lee.
Grieving family members are his wife; children, Robert Jr. (Kathy), Gina (Wendell) Hooper, Barbara Woodling and Mark; grandchildren, Heather, Donald and Maggie (Arren), Troy, Mary, Christopher, William, Nichole (Zach), Richard Jr., Austin, and Jessica; great grandchildren, Mark, Grant, Jonathan, Maya, Layla, Isabella, and Amelia.
Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau. The Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the funeral home. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Cape, with Father Brian Straus as celebrant. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson
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