Bobbie Gene "Bob" Day, 87, long time Clinton resident was born March 15, 1928 to George Dennis Day and Bertha Mildred Twyman in Leedey, Oklahoma and passed away early Saturday, October 3, 2015 in the Methodist Health Care Center in Clinton, OK.
Bob was raised in the Trail Flats area near Leedey. He started his schooling at Trail Flats and attended there until its closing and then he transferred to Leedey where he graduated in 1946. He was married to Betty Lee Long on October 25, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK. He soon moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and attended A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) and was a part of the R.OT.C. Program. He received a degree in Agriculture in 1951. He was commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1953 and returned home. He became a member of the U.S. Army Reserved for the next 8 years.
He and Betty made their home in Clinton and he began a career as an Agriculture Engineer for the Soil Conservation for 33 ½ years, retiring in 1985. He then became employed in his sons Optometry Practice and helped there until 2012.
He is a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion, and the Evening Lions Club. He enjoyed quail hunting, woodworking, farming and his passion was spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Eddie Day.
Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
Bob was raised in the Trail Flats area near Leedey. He started his schooling at Trail Flats and attended there until its closing and then he transferred to Leedey where he graduated in 1946. He was married to Betty Lee Long on October 25, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK. He soon moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and attended A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) and was a part of the R.OT.C. Program. He received a degree in Agriculture in 1951. He was commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1953 and returned home. He became a member of the U.S. Army Reserved for the next 8 years.
He and Betty made their home in Clinton and he began a career as an Agriculture Engineer for the Soil Conservation for 33 ½ years, retiring in 1985. He then became employed in his sons Optometry Practice and helped there until 2012.
He is a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion, and the Evening Lions Club. He enjoyed quail hunting, woodworking, farming and his passion was spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Eddie Day.
Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
Bobbie Gene "Bob" Day, 87, long time Clinton resident was born March 15, 1928 to George Dennis Day and Bertha Mildred Twyman in Leedey, Oklahoma and passed away early Saturday, October 3, 2015 in the Methodist Health Care Center in Clinton, OK.
Bob was raised in the Trail Flats area near Leedey. He started his schooling at Trail Flats and attended there until its closing and then he transferred to Leedey where he graduated in 1946. He was married to Betty Lee Long on October 25, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK. He soon moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and attended A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) and was a part of the R.OT.C. Program. He received a degree in Agriculture in 1951. He was commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1953 and returned home. He became a member of the U.S. Army Reserved for the next 8 years.
He and Betty made their home in Clinton and he began a career as an Agriculture Engineer for the Soil Conservation for 33 ½ years, retiring in 1985. He then became employed in his sons Optometry Practice and helped there until 2012.
He is a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion, and the Evening Lions Club. He enjoyed quail hunting, woodworking, farming and his passion was spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Eddie Day.
Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
Bob was raised in the Trail Flats area near Leedey. He started his schooling at Trail Flats and attended there until its closing and then he transferred to Leedey where he graduated in 1946. He was married to Betty Lee Long on October 25, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK. He soon moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and attended A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) and was a part of the R.OT.C. Program. He received a degree in Agriculture in 1951. He was commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1953 and returned home. He became a member of the U.S. Army Reserved for the next 8 years.
He and Betty made their home in Clinton and he began a career as an Agriculture Engineer for the Soil Conservation for 33 ½ years, retiring in 1985. He then became employed in his sons Optometry Practice and helped there until 2012.
He is a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion, and the Evening Lions Club. He enjoyed quail hunting, woodworking, farming and his passion was spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Eddie Day.
Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
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