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Robert Bone Obituary
Mr. Bone died Jan. 23, 2008, in Grand Saline.
He was born June 21, 1949, in Houston to John Henry and Essie Wanda Warden Bone. Formerly of Las Vegas, Nev., and Dallas, he had been a resident of Canton for six months. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in finance and served in the Army. He had worked as a bond broker and, more recently, was a retail store manager.
He was preceded in death by his father, John Bone.
Survivors include his sons, Robert David Bone Jr., Chicago, Ill. and Las Vegas, Nev., Braxton Shelton Bone, Lakeland, Fla.; daughter, Meredith Ann Bone, Denver, Colo.; mother, Wanda Bone, Canton; brother, Dr. William "Bill" Bone, Canton; sister, Sally Clarkson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; nieces and nephews.
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