Robert Marshal Mathis
Joe Denoyer - December 28, 2018 1:07 pm
Robert Marshal Mathis, 77, loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather of Bella Vista, AR., died Sunday December 23, 2018 at Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Village, Bentonville, AR.
He was born June 15, 1941, in Pampa, Texas the son of Elvis Anderson and Loerine Maud Wilson Mathis.
Bob grew up and spent most of his younger years in the panhandle of Oklahoma at Hooker, OK. and graduated there. He attended OSU in 1959.
Bob went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1960, and retired at Enid, OK. in 1992. He was Second Line Manager over Engineering, Installation and Repair serving a significant area of NW Oklahoma including Enid, Ponca City and other surrounding areas.
After retirement, he moved to Bella Vista, AR. to enjoy the amenities of golf and fishing in the area lakes.
Bob started his own Real Estate Company, A & B Village Realty, with his wife Anne in 1994. They bought a Century 21 Franchise in 1996 and continued as Century 21 A & B Village Realty. They sold their building and closed their business in 2016. Bob then went to work for Hutchinson Realty as Executive Broker, continuing to December 2018. Over the years he was Realtor of the Year for the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors, and a Multi-Million Dollar Producer.
Bob was a Charter Member of Village Baptist Church of Bella Vista, Arkansas, serving as a Trustee and Deacon.
He was preceded in death by his parents Elvis and Loerine Mathis, son David Mathis, daughter Debbie Graham and brother Richard Mathis of Denver, Colorado.
Bob is survived by his wife, Anne Mathis of Bella Vista, Arkansas; his son Lyle Dean Mathis of Hooker, Oklahoma and his wife Susan, their three children Toni, Grady and Kylie Mathis; Grandchildren, Ryan Mathis and his wife Carrie, their children Madeline and Ashlynn Mathis of Hooker, Oklahoma; Shala Whiteley her husband Glenn, and their son Bensen Whiteley, of Gate, Oklahoma; Laura Roggy her husband Drew, and daughters Savannah and Ava Roggy, St. Louis, Missouri; Amber Graham, and her daughter Jazmine Graham, and son Wyatt Graham of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Step-children, Robert Ogden, Skip Ogden, and Susan Newby and her husband Kent, their children, son Steven Newby, son Eric Rautenkranz, and daughter Valerie Dreckman her husband Chris, and great-granddaughter Emily Dreckman; brother William Mathis, and family, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A celebration of Life will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Village Baptist Church in Bella Vista, Arkansas; visitation at 9:30 a.m. at the church. A Memorial Inurnment Service will be held at Hooker, Oklahoma, at the Hooker Memorial Cemetery at 10:00 January 5, 2018.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Village, Bentonville, Arkansas and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Oklahoma 73945.