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Bobby Eugene Fletcher

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Bobby Eugene Fletcher

Birth
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
18 Mar 2019 (aged 91)
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Bobby Eugene Fletcher, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, March 18, 2019 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
He was born, February 2, 1928 to the late Marvin Luther and Avis Frances Mackey Fletcher in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife of 67 years, Jeanne Marlane Webster Fletcher.

Bobby is survived by two sons, Bobby Jr. and his wife Dorinda, and Guy and his wife Lisa; two daughters, Laura and her husband Robert Donoho, and Lucy Barnes, all of Fort Smith. Also ten grandchildren, Riley Drew Donoho and wife Joni, Kate Donoho Hughes and husband Mike, and Eric Barnes, all of Fort Smith, Charlotte Donoho Beatty and husband Adam, of Norman, OK, Natalie Fletcher Carter and husband Ryan, of Monument, Colorado, Kevin Barnes, and Elizabeth Fletcher of Fayetteville, AR, Meredith Fletcher Therrien and husband Alex of Zionsville, IN, Olivia Fletcher of Siloam Springs, AR and Marlane Barnes Of Los Angeles, CA; and eleven great grandchildren.

In his youth, Bobby was a Golden Gloves winner and football player. He attended Fort Smith High School. He earned an Associate Degree from Westark Junior College. Bobby and his late wife Jeanne were long time members of Calvary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Bobby was the owner of The Country Corner Antique and Collectibles Shop in Van Buren, Arkansas. Bobby was an artist, a gardener, a woodcarver, and a collector of antiques and political memorabilia. He was a songwriter, a coach, and a talented fast-pitch softball player who managed and played on four straight state championship teams. Bobby was a golfer, who, along with his sons, competed in and won night-time golf tournaments. He was a creator of award winning Christmas Scenes, an antique car collector, and the creator of the All American Quarterback Football Board game.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 22nd at Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Smith with burial following the service at Oak Cemetery under the direction of Edwards .
Arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. Active pall bearers will be the ten grandchildren of Bobby Fletcher, as well as two great grandsons, Aidan Riley Donoho and Noah Michael Hughes.
Bobby Eugene Fletcher, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, March 18, 2019 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
He was born, February 2, 1928 to the late Marvin Luther and Avis Frances Mackey Fletcher in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife of 67 years, Jeanne Marlane Webster Fletcher.

Bobby is survived by two sons, Bobby Jr. and his wife Dorinda, and Guy and his wife Lisa; two daughters, Laura and her husband Robert Donoho, and Lucy Barnes, all of Fort Smith. Also ten grandchildren, Riley Drew Donoho and wife Joni, Kate Donoho Hughes and husband Mike, and Eric Barnes, all of Fort Smith, Charlotte Donoho Beatty and husband Adam, of Norman, OK, Natalie Fletcher Carter and husband Ryan, of Monument, Colorado, Kevin Barnes, and Elizabeth Fletcher of Fayetteville, AR, Meredith Fletcher Therrien and husband Alex of Zionsville, IN, Olivia Fletcher of Siloam Springs, AR and Marlane Barnes Of Los Angeles, CA; and eleven great grandchildren.

In his youth, Bobby was a Golden Gloves winner and football player. He attended Fort Smith High School. He earned an Associate Degree from Westark Junior College. Bobby and his late wife Jeanne were long time members of Calvary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Bobby was the owner of The Country Corner Antique and Collectibles Shop in Van Buren, Arkansas. Bobby was an artist, a gardener, a woodcarver, and a collector of antiques and political memorabilia. He was a songwriter, a coach, and a talented fast-pitch softball player who managed and played on four straight state championship teams. Bobby was a golfer, who, along with his sons, competed in and won night-time golf tournaments. He was a creator of award winning Christmas Scenes, an antique car collector, and the creator of the All American Quarterback Football Board game.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 22nd at Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Smith with burial following the service at Oak Cemetery under the direction of Edwards .
Arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. Active pall bearers will be the ten grandchildren of Bobby Fletcher, as well as two great grandsons, Aidan Riley Donoho and Noah Michael Hughes.


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