Robert William Willeford, Jr.

Service for Robert “Bobby” Willeford, 86, of Jefferson, is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Graceton Church of Christ in Diana, with Doyle Bruce officiating. Burial will be at Mattox Cemetery in Diana. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors on Friday, August 12, 2022, 5 – 7 PM at Grubbs-Loyd. He passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022, in Marshall.

Bobby was born on January 20, 1936 in Gilmer, Texas to Robert W. Willeford, Sr. and Ella Mae Ailles Willeford. He worked as a warehouse manager for Sinor Engine Co. Bobby married Nella Yvonne Patterson on May 8, 1955 in Diana and they celebrated 67 years of marriage. He was a member of Graceton Church of Christ in Diana for many years.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife: Yvonne Willeford, children: Malinda Rose Willeford, Rebecca Kay Krenzke, William Craig Willeford and Teresa Anne Williams, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.