Robert Ammons

ROBERT L. AMMONS OBITUARY

Veteran

Robert Bob L. Ammons, 92 years young, of Amarillo died Saturday November 22, 2008.

Services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday in Borger, Texas at Minton Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jeff Hutchison, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

Bob was born September 11, 1916 in Waldron Arkansas to Hilery and Lores Ammons. As the second born among a family of 9 children, Bob remained on the family farm until after graduating from high school. He then joined the United States Army on March 20, 1941. He trained in Sydney Australia and served his country with great pride during WWII in the East Indies and New Guinea through the Philippine Liberation. Having received the Presidential Unit Citation, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Quadruple Bronze Stars, WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Bronze Star, Honorable Service Button and Good Conduct Medal, Tec 4 Ammons of Co B 43rd Engineer Construction Battalion was honorably discharged July 12, 1945.

Bob chose Borger, TX to begin his new life and start a family. He worked in the oil fields for Haliburton for 25 years, retired and then he went fishing

Dad loved his family and we loved him dearly. We have been blessed with the gift of love and laughter from our Dad and our lives will be a little dimmer without his bright smile. Happiness and affection for life were often expressed by Dad with a song and a little dance of joy. To all those special caregivers that graced his life in the past few years, we would like to share our own little dance of gratitude.

Bob was preceded in death by his mother and father, 3 brothers and 3 sisters, and an infant son.

Survivors include: wife Billie of Amarillo, daughter Debbie Hall and husband Bob of Wheatridge Colorado, son Drexel Ammons and wife Dena of Amarillo, daughter Denette McClain and husband Tracy of Amarillo and stepson Rusty Ricks and wife Lois of Whitedeer. Remaining siblings are Bill Ammons and Bernice Dickerson of Wichita Kansas.

Family legacy will be carried through 14 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to Jan Werner Adult Day Care, 3108 S. Fillmore, Amarillo, TX 79110.
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Service

Funeral

Minton Memorial Chapel
314 S. Hedgecoke
Borger, TX  79007
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
2:00 pm

Cemetery

Highland Park CemeteryH
931 Sterling St.
Borger, TX  79007

Memorial Contributions

Jan Werner Adult Day Care
3108 S. Fillmore
Amarillo, TX  79110