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Robert "Bob" Locke '49 July 11, 2017 4:14 PM updated: July 11, 2017 4:18 PM
Grimes Funeral Chapels obituary
728 Jefferson St
Kerrville, TX 78028
Tel: 830.257.4544
Robert Roy Locke
August 5, 1928 - June 25, 2017
Robert (“Bob”) R. Locke, age 88, of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on June 25, 2017, in Kerrville. He was born in Sabinal, Texas to Ira P. Locke and Mabel Locke on August 5, 1928. He was married to Lenora Kornegay on November 24, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Bob grew up and graduated high school in Sabinal, Texas. He then attended and graduated Texas A&M University with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1949. After military service, he went to work for the Pure Oil Company, which later became part of the Union Oil Company of California. Bob worked for Union Oil for 35 years in several different locations across the United States eventually retiring in Midland, Texas, as Supervisor of Gas Contracts. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the Air Force retiring as a Major.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Mabel Locke, and his half-sister, Dorothy Akoury.
Bob is survived by his wife, Lenora K. Locke, and his son, Stephen R. Locke.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Monday, July 10, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville with Rob Lohmeyer of the First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville, officiating.
Memorials may be delivered to Grimes Funeral Chapel at 728 Jefferson, Kerrville, TX 78029. The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Heart Choices Care Management of Kerrville, Hospice of Kerrville, Visiting Angels of Boerne, Ms. Lari Aycock of Kerrville, and Dr. James Young of Kerrville.
728 Jefferson St
Kerrville, TX 78028
Tel: 830.257.4544
Robert Roy Locke
August 5, 1928 - June 25, 2017
Robert (“Bob”) R. Locke, age 88, of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on June 25, 2017, in Kerrville. He was born in Sabinal, Texas to Ira P. Locke and Mabel Locke on August 5, 1928. He was married to Lenora Kornegay on November 24, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Bob grew up and graduated high school in Sabinal, Texas. He then attended and graduated Texas A&M University with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1949. After military service, he went to work for the Pure Oil Company, which later became part of the Union Oil Company of California. Bob worked for Union Oil for 35 years in several different locations across the United States eventually retiring in Midland, Texas, as Supervisor of Gas Contracts. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the Air Force retiring as a Major.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Mabel Locke, and his half-sister, Dorothy Akoury.
Bob is survived by his wife, Lenora K. Locke, and his son, Stephen R. Locke.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Monday, July 10, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville with Rob Lohmeyer of the First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville, officiating.
Memorials may be delivered to Grimes Funeral Chapel at 728 Jefferson, Kerrville, TX 78029. The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Heart Choices Care Management of Kerrville, Hospice of Kerrville, Visiting Angels of Boerne, Ms. Lari Aycock of Kerrville, and Dr. James Young of Kerrville.
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