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Submitted: 8/5/21 • Approved: 8/5/21 • Last Updated: 8/8/21 • R827890-G0-S3
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Aug 6, 1934 Alicia, Lawrence, AR
Jul 11, 2020 West Plains, Howell, MO
Graveside services for Bobby Joe Whitmire, 85, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 17, 2020 at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Whitmire passed away at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020, at his home.
He was born August 6, 1934, at Alicia, Arkansas, to Kenneth Whitmire and Mildred Light Whitmire. Mr. Whitmire was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy. Before his retirement, he was a foreman at Amyx Manufacturing. Mr. Whitmire enjoyed woodworking and had a collection of Bluegrass music. He was a Christian.
He is survived by two children, Bobby G. Whitmire and wife, Kristen, Billings, Missouri and Kathy Bauer and husband, Ken, West Plains; the mother of his children, Louise Whitmire, West Plains; four grandchildren, Jordan Thomas Whitmire, Anna Caitlan Whitmire, Dalton Lee Day and Valerie Matheson; one great-grandchild, Jessie Whitmire; one sister, Linda Johnson, Black Rock, Arkansas; and several nephews.
His parents and one sister, Shelby preceded him in death.
Mr. Whitmire will lie in state from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Association or Ronald McDonald H ouse and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO 65775.
Contributed on 8/5/21 by mjrwag
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