Robert L. "Bob" White

Robert L. "Bob" White, 94 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away on July 8, 2023 at home after a recently-discovered diagnosis of cancer. Bob was born September 26, 1928 to Alva "Whitey" and Daisy (Pitts) White near Anna, Illinois. He married Shirley Ann Russell on December 30, 1950 in Piggott, Arkansas.

Bob was a 1946 graduate of Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, in Anna, Illinois. He continued his education, later studying occupational safety at East Texas College in Tyler, Texas and at Hartford Graduate Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from November 1950 until November 1952, attaining the Rank of Sgt. E-5. He retired as a Safety Supervisor from Texas Eastern/Spectra with 36 years of service. During that period, he worked on jobs reaching from Arizona to Maine. Upon retirement, he and Shirley moved from New England, Maine to Cape Girardeau, Missouri where he spent the remaining years of his life. He spent time after retirement from Texas Eastern working in real estate sales, licensed in Missouri.

Bob loved golf, traveling, and yard work. He commented after a hole-in-one: "Well, if I can do it, anyone can do it." A 50-plus year Mason, Bob was a member of St. Marks Lodge #93 AF&AM, Cape Girardeau.

Bob leaves behind his wife of 72 years, Shirley; his son, Robert (Tina) White; daughter, Sheila Noble; grandson, Chad (Ashley) White; great-grandchildren, Conner, Brynley and Tyler White; brothers, William White, Don (Margaret) White, Carl (Shirley) White; sister, Mary (Don) Hawk; and numerous loving nieces and nephews and life-long friends who he loved dearly. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alva and Daisy White; daughter, Sonya Faye White; and sister, Fran Boes; son-in-law, Butch Noble; and sister-in-law, Kathy White.

Funeral services for Robert "Bob" White will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 14, 2023 at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home, 301 W. Spring St., Anna, IL with Pastor Todd Hawk officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at the Anna Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.