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Robert Leland “Bob” Timmons

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Robert Leland “Bob” Timmons Veteran

Birth
Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana, USA
Death
7 Nov 1987 (aged 65)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of The Good Shepherd, Lot 732, Grave B
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Robert "Bob" Leland Timmons, 65, died at 6:53 PM Saturday [Nov. 7, 1987] in Lafayette Home Hospital, where he had been a patient one day, following a lingering illness. Born Dec. 28, 1921, in Colfax, he lived in the Lafayette area most of his life. He was married to Gladys Pearl Pitts on May 19, 1947, in West Lafayette, and she survives.

Mr. Timmons formerly owned Timmons Meat Market on Main Street. Later, he worked at Tippecanoe Meat and Fish, and retired from there in 1981. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Surviving with his widow are his mother, Mrs. Flossie Timmons of Colfax; two brothers, Joseph R. Timmons of Albuquerque, NM, and Richard L. Timmons of Colfax; three sisters, Jean (Mrs. Robert) Marvin, Beth (Mrs. Jack) Kelly, both of Lafayette, and Joan (Mrs. Donald) Price of South Haven, MI; also several nieces and nephews.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 11/9/1987, page 20
Robert "Bob" Leland Timmons, 65, died at 6:53 PM Saturday [Nov. 7, 1987] in Lafayette Home Hospital, where he had been a patient one day, following a lingering illness. Born Dec. 28, 1921, in Colfax, he lived in the Lafayette area most of his life. He was married to Gladys Pearl Pitts on May 19, 1947, in West Lafayette, and she survives.

Mr. Timmons formerly owned Timmons Meat Market on Main Street. Later, he worked at Tippecanoe Meat and Fish, and retired from there in 1981. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Surviving with his widow are his mother, Mrs. Flossie Timmons of Colfax; two brothers, Joseph R. Timmons of Albuquerque, NM, and Richard L. Timmons of Colfax; three sisters, Jean (Mrs. Robert) Marvin, Beth (Mrs. Jack) Kelly, both of Lafayette, and Joan (Mrs. Donald) Price of South Haven, MI; also several nieces and nephews.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 11/9/1987, page 20


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  • Added: Oct 1, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136676688/robert_leland-timmons: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Leland “Bob” Timmons (28 Dec 1921–7 Nov 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136676688, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Amy H. (contributor 47253323).