SIKESTON -- Jim A. Robey, 81, of Sikeston, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1993, at the Miner Nursing Home in Miner, Mo.
He was born Feb. 22, 1912, at Avert, Mo., son of Dolph F. and Martha Curd Robey.
He married Alma "Toots" Kenser, Nov. 21, 1936, at Bloomfield.
Robey worked as a heavy equipment operator for the city of Sikeston.
Survivors include his wife of Sikeston; four sons, Ron Robey of Tuscon, Ariz., Gary Robey of Scott City; Tom Robey of Sikeston, Jeff Robey of Morehouse, Mo.; four daughters, Claudean Hasty, Shirley Robey, Judy Huff and Cheryl Sherrion, all of Sikeston; a brother, Estel Robey of Sikeston; two sisters, Luiza Mayberry of Bloomfield, Loretta Scroggins of Elberton, Ga.; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, five brothers and a sister.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, with the Rev. Dariel Hodge officiating.
Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston.
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