Bob Urban

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Robert Dale "Bob" Urban, 53, of Parker, Colo., died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Aurora Care Center in Aurora, Colo., following an extended illness.

He was born Nov. 1, 1949, in Sikeston, son of Dr. E.D. and Jane Grugett Urban.

Urban attended Missouri Military Academy, graduated from Sikeston High School in 1967 and received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Memphis State University in Memphis, Tenn., in 1973.

He moved to Colorado, where he was a personal accountant, and also was a bookkeeper and accountant for an oil company in Denver, Colo. He received his real estate broker's license and was a broker associate with Keller Williams Realty Co. in Denver.

Urban was a lifelong member of First Christian Church in Sikeston.

Survivors include a son, Trevor Urban of Aurora; a daughter, Shera Hildenbrand of Aurora; and a brother, David Urban of Columbia, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel, with the Rev. Allen Shriver and Mary McCord officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.