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Robert Maddux Obituary
Robert "Bob" Vern Maddux passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 4, in Albany.
He was born Sept. 18, 1933, in Dallas to Delmar and Sara Bartel Maddux. He grew up on the family farm near Pedee, Oregon, and attended Pedee School and Normal School in Monmouth.
Bob married Joy Law on Oct. 31, 1953, in Reno, Nevada. They raised five children in Philomath, moving into their final home on the Alsea Highway in 1960.
After 44 years of marriage, Joy died July 25, 1998. On March 1, 2000, he married Grace Adams in Elko, Nevada. Bob drove log trucks for over 50 years, mostly as an independent owner/operator. With his brothers Paul and Don, he hauled logs all over the state of Oregon, including the logs from the creation of Detroit Reservoir. In 1975, a Gazette-Times reporter chronicled a day in the life of a log truck driver, spending a day riding with him. He was a mainstay at the Philomath Frolic, entering and driving his trucks on and off for over 50 years in the parade. After retiring from driving, he was a contract logger for local family timber farms. Late in life, his hobby was restoring a 1962 Kenworth log truck and driving it to car and truck shows.
Most mornings, he could be found at the local coffee shop with his recognizable yellow Scout pickup parked out front. His beloved granddaughters loved to join him for cocoa at the coffee shop.
In addition to his parents and wife Joy, he was preceded in death by brothers Don and Paul, and sister Alice.
He is survived by his wife, Grace; sisters Mildred Birchell of Monmouth and Judy Houston of Chicago, Illinois; sons Tom of Portland and Don of Philomath; daughters Darlene Rose (Jim) of Portland, Peggy Krause (John) of Corvallis and Ruth Post (Henry) of Philomath; six granddaughters, five great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Mount Union Cemetery, 2987 Mt. Union Ave., Philomath.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to SafeHaven Humane Society or Samaritan Evergreen Hospice in care of McHenry Funeral Home.
Please leave your condolences at www.mchenryfuneralhome.com.
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