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Robert Crews Joplin

1931 - 2014

Robert Crews Joplin obituary, 1931-2014

BORN

1931

DIED

2014

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Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home

710 South Dewey

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Robert Joplin Obituary

Robert Crews Joplin passed away January 25, 2014, after a long bout with lung cancer, beating his original diagnosis by over a year. "Papa" or PapaJop, as the family lovingly called him, loved nature, gardening, golf, woodworking, and family.
Robert Crews Joplin, the son of William Andrew Joplin and Virginia Reynolds Joplin, was born in Caruthersville, Missouri, on February 7, 1931. He was the youngest of four children. His older siblings were William A Joplin Jr., Mary Crews Joplin, and Sterling Crews Joplin. As a young Boy Scout, Bob achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and was honored by President Harry Truman who awarded him his Eagle Scout Badge in person while traveling to Caruthersville in 1945.
Bob attended the University of Missouri and graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy. His enthusiasm for his alma mater never waivered. He was a member of the Phi Gama Delta ("Fiji") Fraternity for which his great grandfather T.W.B. Crews was the first Initiate. While in college, Bob was in ROTC and following his graduation proudly served his country in the US Army as a 1st Lieutenant during the Korean War where he was awarded the Bronze Star.
After returning from Korea, Bob accepted a position with Phillips Petroleum Company in marketing and worked his entire career in the fertilizer business, retiring after 32 years as the US Marketing Manager for fertilizer in 1986. His appreciation of Phillips and the esteem with which he held fellow employees was so great that his daughter Ann works for Phillips 66 Company. Bob went on to work for the IRS as a treasury agent in Omaha, Nebraska for ten years.
Bob and Delores Pieper met in St. Louis, Missouri, after his return from the Korean War. They married in 1955 and remained in love and committed to one another. He is survived by his wife Dee of the home and his two daughters, Ann Joplin Anderson of Bartlesville and Christine Pieper Joplin Parker, of Spring, Texas.
They have four grandchildren Virginia Ann Parker, Jacob Paul Joplin Parker, Elizabeth Joplin Anderson, and Stephen-Andrew Crews Parker. They have loved and cherished their son-in-law David Anderson of Bartlesville, along with his children Jennifer and her husband Craig Cooper and Marianne and her husband Jon Ballard, and their children, Cameron, Olivia, Everette, Sophia and Preston, all of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Bob enjoyed Daybreak Rotary, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church and was a Master Gardener in Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Memorial donations in Bob's honor may be given to the American Association for Cancer Research; Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity; Nature Conservancy – Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service; Rotary International; Good Shepherd Presbyterian Endowment Fund; Eldercare; or the University of Missouri.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, January 30, at 2:00 PM, in the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 801 S.E. Washington Blvd., Bartlesville. Rev. Dale Scott will officiate. The family will greet those in attendance following the service.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com.

Published by Examiner-Enterprise from Jan. 28 to Feb. 27, 2014.
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A. Dee and family. Thinking of you all and praying that each of you find peace knowing U. Bob is with Father in heaven. God Bless.

Steve Pieper

January 29, 2014

Dee, I am sorry for your loss. Thinking of you.

Sandra Waldo

January 29, 2014

A. Dee, Ann & David, Chris and families, I don't want to accept that this time has come. I had hoped to see him in March. But, I know that our Master Gardener in heaven needed his help! My heart is broken for you all. I have been praying and will continue to for all of you! God's comfort & my love be with you - Cheryl, Carlos, Isabella & Alexander

Cheryl Pieper-Lima

January 29, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, the girls and the entire family. May god bless you all at this time of sorrow.


The Pieper Family (Gene,Barb and Kids)

Eugene Pieper

January 28, 2014

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