Robert B. "Bob" Croxton

Robert B. "Bob" Croxton, 83, of Quincy, formerly of LaPrairie, died at 5:20 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 29, 2009) in Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Bob was born Dec. 16, 1925, in Augusta to Joel Dwight and Bertha Peck Croxton. He married Orma Jean Aden on Oct. 20, 1946. She died May 29, 1995. He later married Lois Tenhaeff Albers on Sept. 22, 1997, in Golden. Bob graduated from Rushville High School and was a member of the Vermont Street United Methodist Church in Quincy. He was a past president of Schuyler-Brown Farm Bureau and also served on the Board of Directors. He was also a past president of the Augusta Lions Club, a Men of Blessing Volunteer having served more than 5,000 hours, a member of the Golden K Kiwanis and a 4-H leader. Bob was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend, who will be greatly missed. Surviving include his wife Lois Croxton of Quincy; three children, Donald K. Croxton and his partner, Douglas Pew, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Carolyn J. Croxton Schutte of Kirkwood, Mo., and Dean R. Croxton and his wife, Nancy, of Springfield; two stepchildren, Connie J. Albers of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Jane Macdonald and her husband, Bill, of Raleigh, N.C.; five grandchildren, Neil Schutte, Erica Schutte, Jarod Croxton, Jamie Kavanagh and her husband, Joe and Jeffrey Croxton; three stepgrandchildren, Jonathan Macdonald, Beth Macdonald and Reed Albers Macdonald; and three brothers, Harold Croxton and his wife, Rosemere, of Pennsylvania, Joel Croxton and his wife, Mildred, of LaPrairie, and Wallace Croxton and his wife, Norma, of Rushville. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He also was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Keith Croxton and Billy Croxton; one sister, Joan Long; a son-in-law, Harold E. Schutte; and a stepdaughter, Bonnie Hopkins. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday in the Vermont Street United Methodist Church, 818 Vermont St., Quincy, with Pastor Lou Zuck conducting. Burial will be in the Golden Memorial Gardens in Golden. VISITATION: 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Hunter Funeral Home in Golden. MEMORIALS: Golden Historical Society or the Vermont Street United Methodist Church. ARRANGEMENTS: Hunter Funeral Home, Golden. WEB SITE: www.hunterfh.com. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.