Rhodes, Robert O.

Services for Robert O. Rhodes, 70, of Hallsville, will 
be 2 p.m. Monday, February 12, 2007, at the chapel of 
Rader Funeral Home of Longview with Dr. David Massey 
and Buckline Berger officiating. Entombment will follow 
in Memory Park Mausoleum. Mr. Rhodes retired from the 
Longview Fire Department after serving more than 20 
years, and he was a member of First Baptist Church of 
Hallsville. Survivors include his wife, Patricia "Patsy" 
Rhodes; daughter, Debbie Duffee; and son, Robert Rhodes. 
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. today, February 11, 2007, 
at the funeral home. A memorial guestbook may be signed 
at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/11/2007.

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Rhodes, Robert O.

Robert O. Rhodes, of Hallsville, Texas, went home to be 
with his Lord on February 10, 2007. Services will Monday, 
February 12, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home Chapel 
with Dr. David Massey and long time friend, Buck 
Lineberger officiating. Robert was born in Paris, Texas, 
on July 4, 1936, to Dennis and Barbara Rhodes. Robert and 
his family moved to Longview in 1971. He worked for the 
Longview Fire Department until retiring in 1991. Robert was 
also a building contractor for 25 years. After retirement 
Robert worked for ABC Auto. Robert was a devoted husband 
and father. He was warm, kind and caring to everyone he met. 
He enjoyed being with his family who loved him dearly. He 
was lovingly known as Papaw to his six grandchildren. Robert 
enjoyed traveling with his wife and his dear friends in the 
OP RV Club. He loved his family, friends, brothers and 
sisters in Christ at the First Baptist Church of Hallsville. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis and Barbara 
Rhodes; two brothers, Cecil Rhodes and James Rhodes; his 
son-in-law, Dean Forsander; and brother-in-law, Leslie 
Woodard. Looking forward to the Glorious Reunion are his 
wife, Patsy; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Terry 
Rhodes; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Randy Duffee; 
and grandchildren, Jeff, Casey, Baili and Megan Rhodes, Lane 
and Aaron Forsander, and Kyle Duffee, all of Hallsville; 
sisters, Mary Woodard and Eloise Capehart, both of Paris, 
Texas; brothers Willy, Bobby and Kenneth Rhodes of Paris, 
Texas, Richard Rhodes of Springtown, Texas, and Joe Rhodes 
of Fort Worth, Texas. Memorials may be made to First Baptist 
Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 359, Hallsville, TX 75650. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/12/2007.