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July 9, 1934 –  March 20, 2012  GAINESVILLE – Funeral services for Robert Lee “Wimpy” Crockett, 77, will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church in Gainesville, Texas with Rev. Jerry Elliot officiating. Interment will follow the service at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro, Texas. All service arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro, Texas. Family visitation will be Friday, March 23, 2012 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.He passed away on March 20, 2012 at his home in Gainesville, Texas.
Robert â??Wimpyâ? Crockett was born on July 9, 1934 to Robert Calvin and Mattie Mae (Rowland) Crockett in Whitesboro, Texas. He married Cathy Sue Clark on June 1, 1979 in Gainesville, Texas. Robert was known by his nickname, â??Wimpyâ?, in the Gainesville and Whitesboro area. He retired from Weber Aircraft, Inc. after 20 years of employment. He was also well-known painter around the area. He enjoyed fishing, wood-working, camping (loved to cook-out), and hunting. He loved the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Texas Longhorns. He enjoyed his family and all the grandchildren knew him as â??Pawpaâ?.
He is survived by his wife, Cathy Crockett of Gainesville, TX; his children: Bobby Lynn Crockett and wife, Graciella, of Cedar Hill, TX; Carolyn Jane Leeper and husband, Jerry, of Almogordo, NM; Louis Eugene Crockett and wife Stephanie, of Howe, TX; Wes Parkhill and wife, Donna, of Gainesville, TX; Victor Parkhill; Mary Moynihan of Gainesville, TX; grandchildren: Lee Ann Hardaway, Christi Fuhrmann and husband, David; Bradley Crockett and wife, Lisa; Angela Rollwage and husband, Chris; Stephen Miller and wife, Val; Robert Crockett, Cathy Smith, Davy Crockett, Kerri Moynihan; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mattie Crockett; sisters, Nellie Cox and Dorothy French and 1 great-granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be David Fuhrmann, Bradley Crockett, Davy Crockett, Chris Rallwage, and Tyler Rollwage.