KILGORE, Texas — Memorial Services for Mr. Robert “Bob” Dean Whipkey, 54, of Kilgore, TX, will be held July 31, 2015, at 6 p.m. at Mt. Clare Methodist Church in Mt. Clare, WV.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore, Texas, with Reverend Kenneth Mills officiating. Burial followed at Hickory Grove Cemetery. Bob passed away Friday, June 26 in Longview, TX, at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
Bob was born on August 18, 1960, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He has lived in the East Texas area for over 30 years. He worked as a security officer at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, TX, for nine years and has been the owner/operator of B&D Lawn Care since 2004.
He was known as THE jack of all trades, being able to fix most anything. He had every kind of tool known to mankind and loved teaching and helping anyone work on anything that needed to be fixed.
Some of Bob’s “Grumpy’s” biggest joys in life were spending time with his granddaughters and the rest of his family but his greatest joy was his wife and best friend, Donna.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and being on the lake. He always looked forward to taking trips back home to West Virginia to spend time with his siblings.
Bob was the greatest storyteller and had a story for everything. He was the most selfless, kind, loving and giving person; words cannot express how huge of a heart he had. He will truly be missed by so many.
He is survived by his wife Donna Whipkey of Kilgore; daughters, Wendy Rawls of Kilgore, Tammy Mason of Kilgore, Tracy Whipkey of Longview and Kristy Whipkey of Kilgore; granddaughters, Makayla, Katy Jo, Kodi and Sadie; father Boyd Lee Whipkey; sisters, Marian Bland and Lori Riddle; brothers, David Whipkey, Vincent Whipkey and Paul Whipkey; several nieces, nephews and other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Amanda Wolfkill-Whipkey; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary Jo and Billy Herrin; brother-in-law, Danny Hartnett; nephews, Joshua Herrin and Michael Whipkey.
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