James Henry Robb

Thursday, December 25, 2014

James Henry Robb, 87, formerly of Milo, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home, in Cameron, Mo. James was born on Dec. 4, 1927, in Allen County, Kan., to Arthur Glenn Robb and Grace Agnes (Godsey) Robb.

James was raised in Walker and attended Walker School. Following his school days he served in the United States Army from 1952 until 1954 spending most of his service time in Germany. After his time in the Army, James came back to Vernon County and began farming in the Walker area. He was employed by the Nevada State Hospital for 31 years before his retirement in 1990. For the past three years James has resided in the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron.

Survivors include his six daughters, Helen Hudson and her husband, John, Springfield, Mo., Mona Lisa Robb, Ashland City, Tenn., Theresa Wallace and her husband, Carl, Wichita, Kan., Sheryll Evans and her husband, Doug, Colorado Springs, Colo., Charlotte Spolar and her husband, George, Gladstone, Mo., and Judy Smith and her husband, Rick, Milo, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Robb and his wife, Priscilla, Kansas City, Mo., and Wayne Robb and his wife, Linda, Walker, Mo.; one sister-in-law, Eva (Robb) Park; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, James Henry Robb Jr.; a grandson, Stephen Solomon; brothers, Tony Robb, Charles Robb, Bill Robb, Russell Robb and Gerald Robb; and his sister, Virginia Green.

There are no services planned at this time.

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