Elwin Scott Robert's Obituary
Elwin Scott Robert of rural Severy, Kansas died at his home on Friday April 1, 2011. Elwin was born on August 23, 1932 to Henry Robert and Nellie (Smith) Robert. He was born, raised, and died on his beloved farm which was part of the original Robert family homestead.
Elwin was a graduate of Severy High School. He married Ramona Jean Hicks on November 25, 1960 at the St Paul’s church of the Nazarene in Kansas City Missouri. Elwin and Ramona were married for 50 years and raised three children.
Elwin lived by three principles, servitude to God, dedication to his family, and passionate farming of the land. With the untimely death of his father Henry in 1952 Elwin provided for his mother Nellie and 8 brothers and sisters. He was a charter member of the Severy Church of the Nazarene organized in the early 1950s. Elwin supervised the building of the Nazarene church in Severy which was dedicated in July of 1969. When not with family or attending church, Elwin could most likely be found on the tractor farming the land. Wheat, soybeans and sorghum were his favorite crops. Elwin was employed as a Machinist for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, KS for 33 years.
Survivors include his wife Ramona and three children, Jim Robert of Dallas TX, Cindy Robert of Asheville NC, and Rhonda Couchenour along with her husband Bill and two children Jonathan and Will of Grand Rapids MI. Siblings include Eldon Robert and his wife Teresa of Wichita KS, Wesley Robert and his wife Ruby of Severy KS, Melba Weyrauch and her husband Pat of Emporia KS, Morris Robert and his wife Janie of Fredonia KS, Larry Robert and his wife Kathy of Emporia KS, Francis Robert and his wife Colleen of Fredonia KS, Floyd Robert and his wife Bernice of Severy KS, Joyce Sayers and her husband Chuck of Douglasville, GA. Elwin was an uncle to 27 nieces and nephews of the Robert side of the family and 17 on the Hicks side of the family.
Elwin was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Severy Church of the Nazarene in Severy, KS with Pastor Dave Warren officiating. Burial to follow at he South Lawn Cemetery in Severy. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 5 to 7 P.M. at the Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, KS. The recipient of memorial gifts will be the Severy Church of the Nazarene Youth Group and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Services entrusted to: Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home 206. E Washington, P.O. Box 1233 Howard, KS 67349.
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