Robert M Bixby

1925 - 1999  (73 years)

• Name	Robert M Bixby
  Nickname	Tat
  Born	17 Oct 1925	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Aug 1999	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	13 Aug 1999	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1777	Rossville
  Last Modified	9 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles A Bixby,   b. 10 Mar 1881, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Aug 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Hattie Denton Bixby,   b. 19 Feb 1882, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 18 Feb 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1903	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Bixby, Charles and Hattie 1 Mrs. C.A. Bixby was honored with a surprise birthday dinner last Sunday, February 19th. The date also was the 47th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bixby. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Bixby, Don and Ray Bixby; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bixby and Brenda, Mr. and Mrs. Osto Patton and Wanda, Mrs. Edna Mae Baker and Carolyn Sue, all of Topeka; Virginia White of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Griffin, Silver Lake.
  		Anniversary- Bixby, Charles and Hattie 2 Married 64 Years Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bixby of Rossville will be honored with a dinner Sunday, February 14, at Silver Lake Cafe on their 64th wedding anniversary, given by their children. They will hold open house hours from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Silver Lake Cafe. Friends and relatives are invited to call. Mr. and Mrs. Bixby were married in St. Marys. They have lived in Rossville all their lives except for three years at Silver Lake. They are the parents of ten children, five boys and five girls.
  Family ID	F469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carol J Rankin Bixby,   b. 27 Nov 1929, Quenemo, Osage County, Kansas ,   d. 30 May 2005, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1948	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Cynthia Ellen Bixby,   b. 17 Aug 1954, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Nov 2007, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas  (Age 53 years)   2. Brenda A Bixby Kelly   3. Dennis Bixby
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2017 14:29:16
  Family ID	F468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Bixby, Robert M. 1 Robert M. “Tat” Bixby Robert M. ‘Tat” Bixby, 73, Sil¬ver Lake, died Tuesday, August 10, 1999, at a Topeka nursing home. He had cancer. He was born October 17, 1925, at Rossville, the son of Charles A. and Hattie Denton Bixby. He and his wife resided in Topeka until moving to Silver Lake in 1970. He was a graduate of Rossville High School. He served in the Unit¬ed States Army during World War II, where he was awarded the Pur¬ple Heart. He also served in the Korean Conflict. He was employed by Goodyear Tire, Topeka, for over 33 years un¬til retiring in February of 1984. He was also self-employed as a build¬er/carpenter in the Topeka area. He was a member of the Silver Lake Baptist Church and a mem¬ber of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 90, A.F. & A.M. of To¬peka. He married Carol J. Rankin April 16, 1948, in Topeka. She sur¬vives. Other survivors include two daughters, Brenda A. Kelly, Tope¬ka, and Cynthia E. Bixby, Leaven¬worth; one son, Dennis Bixby, Tonganoxie; one brother, Donald Bix¬by, Rossville; two sisters, Edna Mae Taylor and Grace Bixby, both of Topeka; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. His service was at 10 a.m. Fri¬day at Davidson Funeral Home, Topeka. Burial was in the Rossville Cemetery with Fort Riley Funeral Detail in charge of a military service. Memorial contributions may be made to Silver Lake High School Athletic Fund or to Midland Hos¬pice, and sent in care of Davidson Funeral Home, Topeka.
  		Obituary- Bixby, Robert M. 2 Robert Bixby SILVER LAKE — Robert M. “Tat" Bixby, 73, Silver Lake, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999, at a Topeka nursing home. He had cancer. Mr. Bixby worked for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Topeka for more than 33 years before he retired in February 1984. He also was a self-employed builder and carpenter in the Topeka area. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was decorated with a Purple Heart. He later also served in the Korean War. He was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Rossville, the son of Charles A. and Hattie Denton Bixby. He graduated from Rossville High School. He had lived in Topeka before he moved to Silver Lake in 1970. Mr. Bixby was a member of Silver Lake Baptist Church and Golden Rule Lodge No. 90 AF&AM in Topeka. He married Carol J. Rankin on April 16, 1948, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Brenda A. Kelly, Topeka, and Cynthia E. Bixby, Leavenworth; a son, Dennis J. Bixby, Tonganoxie; a brother, Donald Bixby, Rossville; two sisters, Edna Mae Taylor and Grace Bixby, both of Topeka; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka. Burial with graveside military honors conducted by a Fort Riley Funeral Detail will be at the Rossville Cemetery at Rossville. Mr. Bixby will lie in state from noon to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silver Lake High School Athletic Fund nr to Midland Hospice Care and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Birth- Bixby, Robert M. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bixby October 17th, a son.