Robert P. (Bob) Bales

 

Robert P. (Bob) Bales
Robert P. (Bob) Bales

Robert P. (Bob) Bales went to his heavenly home on November 15, 2022, to join wife Frankie, who passed on October 22, 2022.  They were married almost 49 years.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel.  Burial will be at Llano Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Bob was born October 16, 1950, in Carnegie, OK to Evert and Flossie (Morgan) Bales.  He was the youngest and siblings were David Bales (wife Johnnie) and Karen Crenshaw (husband Bill).

Family moved to Friona in 1952 and enjoyed farm life and made lots of friends, especially the Carthel family.  In 1962, they moved to Aiken and more farm life.  After a short time in Aiken, they moved to Plainview and just a couple of years in Plainview the family moved to Texhoma, OK to the Carthel farms and he spent sixth through 12th grade there.  He made so many great memories there and lifelong friends.

Bob was saved as a child in 1963 at Seth Ward Baptist Church in Plainview, TX.

In 1972, he moved to Amarillo and after a short time he met Frankie, and they married on December 28, 1973.  Bob spent most of his adult life being a trucker and loved that way of life.  Some of his jobs were with Iowa Beef Packers and others.

Bob loved gardening, planting trees, and watching them flourish.  He shared the fruits with family, neighbors, and friends.

He and Frankie had fun painting on saws and canvas.  They also always seemed to have chickens and pets.  They stayed busy in retirement years.

He also was preceded in death by his dad, Evert, in 1995; his mom, Flossie, in 2005; and by a niece, Tammy Holloway.

Other survivors include nephew and wife, Glen and Roben Crenshaw, niece and husband, Paula and Roger Odegaard, nephew, Leon Holloway, niece and husband, Lynne and Jimmy Stockett, niece and husband Laura and Jaime Pagan, nephew and wife Justin and Julia Bales; 17 grand-nephews and nieces; 5 great-nephews and nieces; and 2 great-great-nephews; and many very sweet cousins, neighbors, and other friends; and of course, his very special dog, Missy.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials made to your favorite charity.

2 Replies to “Robert P. (Bob) Bales”

  1. I began my lifelong friendship with Bob at the age of 10, when he was best friends with my older brother.

    At the age of 16 Bob trusted me to overhaul the engine in his car, and later I became his co-pilot in the “Trip to Mexico” (you may have heard him tell about).

    Over the years even though I moved to Missouri, our friendship was maintained via long phone calls, and I always included a visit to him anytime I was in Texas. Most recently in June. I want to dedicate this song to Bob —

    Randy Craig — Sedalia Missouri

    Scars in Heaven
    Song by Casting Crowns

    Lyrics
    If I had only known the last time would be the last time
    I would’ve put off all the things I had to do
    I would’ve stayed a little longer, held on a little tighter
    Now what I’d give for one more day with you
    ‘Cause there’s a wound here in my heart where something’s missing
    And they tell me that it’s gonna heal with time
    But I know you’re in a place where all your wounds have been erased
    And knowing yours are healed is healing mine
    The only scars in Heaven, they won’t belong to me and you
    There’ll be no such thing as broken, and all the old will be made new
    And the thought that makes me smile now, even as the tears fall down
    Is that the only scars in Heaven are on the hands that hold you now
    I know the road you walked was anything but easy
    You picked up your share of scars along the way
    Oh, but now you’re standing in the sun, you’ve fought your fight and your race is run
    The pain is all a million miles away
    The only scars in Heaven, they won’t belong to me and you
    There’ll be no such thing as broken, and all the old will be made new
    And the thought that makes me smile now, even as the tears fall down
    Is that the only scars in Heaven, yeah, are on the hands that hold you now
    Hallelujah, hallelujah
    Hallelujah, for the hands that hold you now
    There’s not a day goes by that I don’t see you
    You live on in all the better parts of me
    Until I’m standing with you in the sun, I’ll fight this fight and this race I’ll run
    Until I finally see what you can see, oh-oh
    The only scars in Heaven, they won’t belong to me and you
    There’ll be no such thing as broken, and all the old will be made new
    And the thought that makes me smile now, even as the tears fall down
    Is that the only scars in Heaven are on the hands that hold you now

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