Robert Chancellor (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Robert Chancellor, son of Orville and Ruth Davis Chancellor, was born October 29, 1935, in Holland, Missouri. He departed this life Sunday, January 8, 2017, surrounded by loved ones, in his home, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of eighty-one years, two months, and ten days.
On September 14, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Gene Jennings, and to this union one daughter and two sons were born.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, John Chancellor.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years, Betty, of the home; a daughter, Geana Holland, and her husband, Rick, of Eldridge, Missouri; two sons, Randy Chancellor, and his wife, Karen, of Mulberry Grove, Illinois, and Robert Chancellor, and his wife, Karen, of Canton, Missouri; eleven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a brother, Orville Chancellor, and his wife, Karen, of Marble Hill, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born and raised in Holland, Missouri. After moving to the Quad City area in Illinois, Bob worked for the John Deere Company for a few years. Shortly after he and Betty were married, they would take yearly trips to Phoenix, Arizona where Bob worked as a crew foreman growing roses for a local nursery. He and Betty enjoyed this time very much. Bob then began working for the Rock Island Railroad, and later he was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for over twenty years. During these years, the family lived on a farm near Cambridge, Illinois, and Bob raised cattle and operated the farm. About thirty years ago, he and Betty moved to the Lebanon, Missouri area and first lived on their farm in the Eldridge community, where Bob continued to raise cattle. He also worked for High Brother’s Lumber Company for a time. Later, Bob and Betty moved into Lebanon and made their retirement home.
Bob was an active member of Harvest Tabernacle – United Pentecostal Church in Lebanon. His faith and his family were at the center of his life.
He loved horses, and liked farming and caring for the land. He enjoyed being outdoors where his favorite activities were hunting, fishing, horseback riding, and gardening. He also liked to do iron work and working on his tractor and fishing boat. He was a good man, a hard worker, and was quite a talented storyteller. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bob was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother, uncle, as well as a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his eighty-one years.
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