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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.

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