Obituaries

Robert "Bob" Bruce Price

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Robert "Bob" Bruce Price, 72, passed away October 16, 2017, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville Arkansas. Bob was born in Wichita, KS on April 10, 1945, to Frances Campbell Price and Richard Harvey Price. Bob is survived by his wife, Vikki Lynn Price and four children, Robert Sean Price and wife Lisa, Elizabeth Erin Shore and husband Derek both of Wichita, Kan. and Jennifer Eva Price and fiancé Ryan Parks, and Joshua Cameron Price and wife Lori both of Bentonville, Ark. He is also survived by 3 brothers, Richard H. Price Jr. and wife Becky, James Campbell Price and wife Sandy both of Wichita, Kan. and Bruce H. Price, of Boston, Mass.; one sister, Cynthia H. Price-Glynn and husband Philip, of Boston, Mass. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, four nephews, three nieces, four great-nephews, and three great-nieces. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Frances Campbell Price and Richard "Dick" H. Price and step-mother Harriett K. Price. Bob graduated from St. John's Military School in Kansas in 1963 prior to serving in the U.S. Army from 1964-1968 where he was stationed at Ft. Hood, Texas. Bob and Vikki married in 1974 in Kingman, Kansas. He worked at Dick Price Lincoln Mercury in Wichita prior to opening Augusta Ford Mercury in Augusta, Kan. Bob and family moved to Rogers, Ark. in 1982. He worked at Ron Blackwell Ford in Bentonville Ark. prior to his GM roles at both Lakeland Marine and Bradford Marine in Springdale, Ark. He retired in 2010. Bob was a 32nd degree Mason, Albert Pike Blue Lodge, Wichita Scottish Rite as well as a Shriner. Bob had a passion for helping people and was a member of AA for 31 years. He enjoyed woodworking, carving, fishing and boating. His greatest joy was spending time with family, especially his grandsons "PD" and "T-Tucker". A visitation to celebrate Bob's life will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Rollins Funeral Home in Rogers, Ark. 1401 W Hudson Rd. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Wichita Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. 1st Street, Wichita, Kan. 67202 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.

Published October 19, 2017

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