Robert Lee McWilliams' Obituary
Robert Lee McWilliams, son of Ray Wesley and Elizabeth Ables McWilliams, was born November 14, 1921, in Riverside, California. He departed this life Thursday, January 5, 2006, in Cox Medical Center South, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of eighty-four years, one month, and twenty-one days. On October 5, 1948, he was united in marriage to Charlotte Annemarie Schenck, and to this union one daughter and five sons were born. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Gregory McWilliams, in 1982, and James McWilliams, in 1992; and a sister, Doris Hicks. Robert is survived by his loving wife of fifty-seven years, Charlotte, of the home; a daughter, Colleen Wagner, and her husband, Charles, of Fordland, Missouri; three sons, Michael McWilliams, and his wife, Lorin, of Strafford, Missouri, Patrick McWilliams, and his wife, Molly, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Kelly McWilliams, and his wife, Deanna, of Diggins, Missouri; sixteen grandchildren, Amanda, Jennifer, Melissa, Megan, Gregory, Jeffery, Danny, Tim, Kathleen, Megan, Crystal, Samantha, Willie, Wesley, David, and Robert; four great-grandchildren, Levi, Sophia, Eden, and Rheanna; two brothers, Carl McWilliams, and his wife, Doris, of the State of Montana, and Earl McWilliams, of Caliente, Nevada; three sisters, Louise Kauffman, and her husband, Bill, of Bullhead, Arizona, Jean Rizzotto, and her husband, Frank, of Moreno Valley, California, and Hazel Richards, of Porterville, California; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. He was born and raised in Riverside, California, until moving with his family to Visalia, California when he was five years old. After graduating from high school in 1939, he served his country faithfully in the United States Army from 1940 until retiring in 1962. He then worked for the El Paso County Gas Department for a few years. He and Charlotte then moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1973, where he worked for the management service for Colorado Springs in 1988. Later, he and Charlotte moved to Seymour, Missouri in 1996. Robert had made his profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Seymour Nazarene Church. In his spare time he enjoyed being outdoors where he liked working in his garden. He loved his family dearly and especially enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and will treasure the memories he made for his family and friends. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2006, in the Seymour Nazarene Church, Seymour. Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 7 - 8:00 p.m. under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Seymour, Missouri.
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