Robert Carl Moore

Robert Carl "Bob" Moore, 73, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020, at Hays Good Samaritan Society.

He was born on December 10, 1946, to Henry and Ethel (Speck) Moore in Hallowell, Kansas. In 1965, he graduated from Columbus High School. Bob worked for Gilmore Pipeline & Oil Field Construction Company for 20 years and then was a truck driver for Ellis County for 20 years.

His greatest enjoyment came from hunting and fishing and spending time with his children and grandchildren as he taught them to hunt and fish. Bob also enjoyed vegetable gardening, riding horses, and raising a variety of farm animals, including goats, chickens, pigs, cats, ostriches and milk cows.

On December 1, 1973, he was united in marriage to Betty C. McCullough in Hays. The couple celebrated 46 years of marriage and she survives of the home.

Survivors include:

His wife – Betty C. (McCullough) Moore, of the home

Three sons – Dwayne Davis and his wife, Christine, of Wapakoneta, Ohio

Justin Davis and his wife, Shanna, of Craig, Colorado

Stan Moore and his wife, Mae, of Hays, Kansas

Two daughters – Melissa Moore of Reedsburg, Wisconsin

Tammy Robertson and her husband, Daniel, of Fort Worth, Texas

Eighteen grandchildren – Nathan, Brandon, Kyle, Megan, Zach, Levi, Matthew, T.J., Robby, Maxine, Jarod, Ryan, Trevor, Taylor, Josh, Anna, Dakota, and Blaine

Eleven great-grandchildren

One brother – Jim Moore and his wife, Nancy, of Hays, Kansas

One brother-in-law – Harry Cormeny of Oswego, Kansas

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Fredia Cormeny.

The Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Inurnment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 1 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to Pheasants Forever. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.