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Robert Wilson Lingo

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Robert Wilson Lingo

Birth
Howard County, Arkansas, USA
Death
18 Mar 2021 (aged 96)
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section G Block 11 Lot 26
Memorial ID
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Robert Wilson Lingo, 96, formerly of Norfolk, VA, passed away in Muskogee, OK on March 18, 2021.

Born in Howard County, Arkansas in 1925, he was the son of Clarence and Dovie Lee McBay Lingo. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Pauline; a sister, Nella Dean Lingo Call; his son, Steven Lingo; and a grandson, Matthew Lingo.

Robert was a proud Navy veteran of 30 years, serving many of those years as an Aviation Ordnanceman for various squadrons and on several aircraft carriers during WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam. He retired from the Navy in 1973.

Robert is survived by a daughter, Betty Jane Rarick and her husband, Kimber; a son, Robert Scott Lingo and his wife, Susan; two grandsons, Kyle Rarick and his wife, Tiffany, and Michael Lingo and his wife, Bridgid; and a great-granddaughter, Raelynn Rarick.

Arrangements are pending. Updates will be posted when available. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity of your choice.
Robert Wilson Lingo, 96, formerly of Norfolk, VA, passed away in Muskogee, OK on March 18, 2021.

Born in Howard County, Arkansas in 1925, he was the son of Clarence and Dovie Lee McBay Lingo. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Pauline; a sister, Nella Dean Lingo Call; his son, Steven Lingo; and a grandson, Matthew Lingo.

Robert was a proud Navy veteran of 30 years, serving many of those years as an Aviation Ordnanceman for various squadrons and on several aircraft carriers during WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam. He retired from the Navy in 1973.

Robert is survived by a daughter, Betty Jane Rarick and her husband, Kimber; a son, Robert Scott Lingo and his wife, Susan; two grandsons, Kyle Rarick and his wife, Tiffany, and Michael Lingo and his wife, Bridgid; and a great-granddaughter, Raelynn Rarick.

Arrangements are pending. Updates will be posted when available. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity of your choice.


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