Roe, Robert Harold 'Bob'

1935 - 2016  (80 years)

• Name	Roe, Robert Harold 'Bob'
  Birth	4 Mar 1935	Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ROE.R001
  _FGRAVE	158790188
  Death	1 Mar 2016	SSM Health, St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  	ROBERT H. ROE, 80, of Salem, IL died March 1, 2016 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Born March 4, 1935 in Hoopeston, IL, he was the son of John and Evelyn (Schenk) Roe who preceded him in death. Mr. Roe was of the Christian faith. He was a consistent member of the Marion Masonic Lodge. A former member of the Salem Elk's Club, he continued as a member of the Salem Moose Lodge. Prior to retirement, he was and OTR for Valley Steel for 25 years and following retirement worked at Salem Tire Center. He married Yvonne M. Holcomb, November 13, 1963 in Flora and she survives. Also surviving are his children Richard Roe and wife Darlein of Yantis, TX; Tony Lister and wife Peggy of Lawrenceville; Sandra Hemel and husband Rikki of Van Alstyne, TX; Sindy Putman and husband Jack of Hillsboro, TX; Wanda Gentry and husband Frank of Ft. Wayne, IN and Michelle Oliver and husband Donald of Louisville, IL. 19 grandchildren including and very special granddaughter and caretaker, Amy Lister of Salem, along with 19 great grandchildren and onr great, great grandchild. Siblings, John Roe and wife Nancy of Arizona, Jerry Roe and wife Karla of California, Tom Roe and wife Carol of Salem, Kenny Roe and wife Kitty of North Carolina, Gladis Stanislaus and husband Gene of Wisconsin and Dixie Denton and husband Dwane of Tennessee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters Florence Griffith and Deloris Michaels. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Monday at the Rankin Funeral Home in Salem with burial to follow at the Clay City Cemetery. A Masonic Memorial Service will be held at 4:30 P.M. Sunday, followed by public visitation from 5-8:00 P.M. at the Rankin Funeral Home in Salem. Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Children Hospital or to the Donor's choice.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I20164	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Roe, John Thomas,   b. 8 Jun 1907, Illinois d. 11 Jul 1992, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Schenk, Evelyn Lillian,   b. 25 Sep 1909, Germany d. 21 Feb 1983, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F9065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Holcomb, Yvonne Marie 'Bonnie',   b. 25 Apr 1940, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Jan 2017, Lavender Ridge, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1963	First Christian Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 8 months - She : 23 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F9064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Mar 1935 - Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois Marriage - 13 Nov 1963 - First Christian Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 1 Mar 2016 - SSM Health, St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Roe, Robert H. and Yvonne M.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5519] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Roe, Robert H., 80, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158790188), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5520] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Roe, Robert H., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158790188), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5515] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Holcomb, Billy Ray, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19224189), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5517] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Roe, Yvonne M. "Bonnie", 76, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Roe&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=159658282&), none. (Reliability: 2).