Danny "Pappy" Robertson died May 5, 2005, at the age of 84. Pappy was born Nov. 24, 1920, in Higgins, Texas, to I.Q. and Rosa Robertson.
He was raised in Higgins, farming with his dad and three brothers (Nelson, Bill and Herman). In Higgins he met and married Dorothy. They were married for 65 years of wonderful bliss. While in Texas, Pappy farmed until he was called by his country to serve in the U.S. Army from July 1943 to November 1945.
While in the Army, Pappy served in Normandy, Rhineland Ardennes, Northern France, and Central Europe. When he returned home, he became a welder in the oil fields, pipeline and construction.
While in Texas with his four children, one child (Charlotte) became ill with polio in 1950. She was too small to be in an iron lung and Pappy built a rocking bed known as "The Bed That Daddy Built," which he donated to the hospital (Hendericks Memorial.) He and his family followed the oil field and construction to New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
In 1973 Pappy and wife moved to Camp Verde, where he made his home until be became ill. He then moved to Phoenix to live with his youngest some, Danny and wife, until his death.
Pappy was a member of Operating Engineers Local 428. Pappy enjoyed playing, singing, and listening to Bob Wills and good ole country music. In his earlier years he enjoyed fishing and hunting and never gave up his love for animals.
Pappy was preceded in death by his loving daughter, Charlotte, and one son-in-law, Vernon Stafford. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two sons, Harley, of Camp Verde, and Danny, of Phoenix, two daughters, Dianne, of Hurrah, Okla., and Bernha, of Phoenix, 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was May 10 in Peoria. Burial services will be at 10 a.m., May 11, at the Veterans Cemetery.
The Verde Independent, Cottonwood, AZ May 11, 2005
BIO INFO SUPPLIED BY: SHARLA 17 JAN. 2011
He was raised in Higgins, farming with his dad and three brothers (Nelson, Bill and Herman). In Higgins he met and married Dorothy. They were married for 65 years of wonderful bliss. While in Texas, Pappy farmed until he was called by his country to serve in the U.S. Army from July 1943 to November 1945.
While in the Army, Pappy served in Normandy, Rhineland Ardennes, Northern France, and Central Europe. When he returned home, he became a welder in the oil fields, pipeline and construction.
While in Texas with his four children, one child (Charlotte) became ill with polio in 1950. She was too small to be in an iron lung and Pappy built a rocking bed known as "The Bed That Daddy Built," which he donated to the hospital (Hendericks Memorial.) He and his family followed the oil field and construction to New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
In 1973 Pappy and wife moved to Camp Verde, where he made his home until be became ill. He then moved to Phoenix to live with his youngest some, Danny and wife, until his death.
Pappy was a member of Operating Engineers Local 428. Pappy enjoyed playing, singing, and listening to Bob Wills and good ole country music. In his earlier years he enjoyed fishing and hunting and never gave up his love for animals.
Pappy was preceded in death by his loving daughter, Charlotte, and one son-in-law, Vernon Stafford. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two sons, Harley, of Camp Verde, and Danny, of Phoenix, two daughters, Dianne, of Hurrah, Okla., and Bernha, of Phoenix, 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was May 10 in Peoria. Burial services will be at 10 a.m., May 11, at the Veterans Cemetery.
The Verde Independent, Cottonwood, AZ May 11, 2005
BIO INFO SUPPLIED BY: SHARLA 17 JAN. 2011
Danny "Pappy" Robertson died May 5, 2005, at the age of 84. Pappy was born Nov. 24, 1920, in Higgins, Texas, to I.Q. and Rosa Robertson.
He was raised in Higgins, farming with his dad and three brothers (Nelson, Bill and Herman). In Higgins he met and married Dorothy. They were married for 65 years of wonderful bliss. While in Texas, Pappy farmed until he was called by his country to serve in the U.S. Army from July 1943 to November 1945.
While in the Army, Pappy served in Normandy, Rhineland Ardennes, Northern France, and Central Europe. When he returned home, he became a welder in the oil fields, pipeline and construction.
While in Texas with his four children, one child (Charlotte) became ill with polio in 1950. She was too small to be in an iron lung and Pappy built a rocking bed known as "The Bed That Daddy Built," which he donated to the hospital (Hendericks Memorial.) He and his family followed the oil field and construction to New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
In 1973 Pappy and wife moved to Camp Verde, where he made his home until be became ill. He then moved to Phoenix to live with his youngest some, Danny and wife, until his death.
Pappy was a member of Operating Engineers Local 428. Pappy enjoyed playing, singing, and listening to Bob Wills and good ole country music. In his earlier years he enjoyed fishing and hunting and never gave up his love for animals.
Pappy was preceded in death by his loving daughter, Charlotte, and one son-in-law, Vernon Stafford. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two sons, Harley, of Camp Verde, and Danny, of Phoenix, two daughters, Dianne, of Hurrah, Okla., and Bernha, of Phoenix, 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was May 10 in Peoria. Burial services will be at 10 a.m., May 11, at the Veterans Cemetery.
The Verde Independent, Cottonwood, AZ May 11, 2005
BIO INFO SUPPLIED BY: SHARLA 17 JAN. 2011
He was raised in Higgins, farming with his dad and three brothers (Nelson, Bill and Herman). In Higgins he met and married Dorothy. They were married for 65 years of wonderful bliss. While in Texas, Pappy farmed until he was called by his country to serve in the U.S. Army from July 1943 to November 1945.
While in the Army, Pappy served in Normandy, Rhineland Ardennes, Northern France, and Central Europe. When he returned home, he became a welder in the oil fields, pipeline and construction.
While in Texas with his four children, one child (Charlotte) became ill with polio in 1950. She was too small to be in an iron lung and Pappy built a rocking bed known as "The Bed That Daddy Built," which he donated to the hospital (Hendericks Memorial.) He and his family followed the oil field and construction to New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
In 1973 Pappy and wife moved to Camp Verde, where he made his home until be became ill. He then moved to Phoenix to live with his youngest some, Danny and wife, until his death.
Pappy was a member of Operating Engineers Local 428. Pappy enjoyed playing, singing, and listening to Bob Wills and good ole country music. In his earlier years he enjoyed fishing and hunting and never gave up his love for animals.
Pappy was preceded in death by his loving daughter, Charlotte, and one son-in-law, Vernon Stafford. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two sons, Harley, of Camp Verde, and Danny, of Phoenix, two daughters, Dianne, of Hurrah, Okla., and Bernha, of Phoenix, 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was May 10 in Peoria. Burial services will be at 10 a.m., May 11, at the Veterans Cemetery.
The Verde Independent, Cottonwood, AZ May 11, 2005
BIO INFO SUPPLIED BY: SHARLA 17 JAN. 2011
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