Robert Rex Taylor

Robert Rex Taylor Robert R. Taylor Robert Rex (Bob) Taylor, age 84, of Mannford, OK, passed away on November 11, 2016, following a courageous battle with melanoma skin cancer. At the time of his death, Bob was surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. Bob left this life peacefully, secure in the promise of eternal life with our Heavenly Father as a result of divine grace and his profession of the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. Bob was born on August 10, 1932, in the Old Town of Mannford, the only son of Marlin and Helen (Stone) Taylor. Bob was a member of the First Christian Church of Cleveland and attended the Truthseekers Sunday School class. Bob graduated from Vinita High School, Vinita, OK, with the class of 1951. Bob worked for Warehouse Market, Safeway, BF Goodrich and Mannford State Bank. Bob was a cattle rancher all his life, in addition to owning and operating Lake Area Loan Company and the Mannford Laundromat, and building boat docks. Bob believed hard work is important for developing one’s moral character, and his lifetime motto, “If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well,” was good for his customers because the majority of boat docks on Keystone Lake today were in fact built by Bob more than 40 years ago. In 1975, Bob went to work for Whitney Supply Company. Whitney Supply Company was bought by Texaco in 1987, and Bob retired from Texaco on March 1, 1995. Bob served as a member of the Board of Directors of the New Mannford Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation that organized and oversaw the relocation of the town of Mannford in the early 1960’s when the U. S. Corps of Engineers acquired the site of Old Mannford for the Keystone Dam Project. On February 12, 1997, Bob was united in marriage to his surviving spouse, Delores. Bob and Delores loved to travel and together visited 43 of the United States in addition to Germany, France and London. In addition to his wife, Bob is survived by his three children: Thea Jane Denney and husband Larry, Sally Renae Weise and husband Larry, and Douglas Rex Taylor and wife Lisa. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Wendy Wheeler and husband Ira, Nathan Denney and wife Anna, Laura Denney, Jason Weise, Jared Weise, Andrea Hardesty and husband Brandon, Rachel Taylor and Zachary Taylor. Survivors include his five great-grandchildren: Benjamin Wheeler, Grace Wheeler, Haylie Weise, and twins Michael and Gabriel Denney. Bob is also survived by his precious 98-year-old aunt, Elsie Morris, and a host of other relatives and friends who will mourn his passing. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Streeter. A memorial service will be held at the First Christian Church of Cleveland on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. The family wishes to thank RoseRock Healthcare and the hospice employees who so lovingly cared for Bob during his final illness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Cleveland Food Pantry or the Mannford Food Pantry.

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Robert Rex Taylor

November 25, 2016