Robert C. (Bob) Benton

Robert (Bob) Carter Benton, a retired office manager, and Cowboy, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 9, 2012. Service: 3PM Wednesday, December 12, at Burleson Church of Christ. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Family will receive friends 4:30-7:30PM Tuesday evening at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Burleson Church of Christ Building Fund, 1150 NW John Jones Dr., Burleson, TX 76028 or Meals on Wheels of Johnson County, 106 E Kilpatrick, Cleburne, TX 76031. Bob was born Jan. 1, 1921, to Hubert and Wilma Benton, in Truby, Texas. He graduated from Anson High School. Bob Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. In 1945, he married Doris White. After the war, he worked for over 40 years at O'Grady Plumbing Company. He married Betty Jo Hatler in 1981. After retirement from O'Gradys, he worked with Jo at Fincher's Western Store. Bob's true passion was with horses. He was an excellent horseman and horse trainer. He rode horses for almost 80 years. He was a member of the Cowtown Posse Riding Club, and the Tarrant County Sheriff's Posse. Bob was a quiet man with a gentle spirit, and always had a hug and kiss for the ladies in his life. A special thanks to caregivers Glenda and Don Kennedy, Faye Rasco, and Ginger and Grace with Community Hospice. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jo; his parents; siblings, Dorothy Yates, Mary Jo Roe, and Henry Benton; infant twin daughters, Darla and Donna; and their mother, Doris Benton. He is survived by her daughter, Dana Shipp, and husband Gary; stepdaughter, Kay Robertson, and husband Bobby; adopted son, Buddy Chapman; grandchildren, Colleen Harp (Jerry), JoLynn Chapman (Richard), Grant Shipp (Perla); great-grandchildren, Izabella, Garrett, Mason, Greg; and nephews, and nieces that he adored.