2023 Lunsford Funeral Home. ), 71, passed away peacefully July 30, 2008 after a brief illness. He hosted the radio show Confessin the Blues in the Kansas City area, met a lot of blues artists, and concluded every show by saying Keep The Faith. Services by Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Bob was friendly, outgoing, generous, and made numerous friends over the years. To download this photo, the file name must have less than 255 characters. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. He was a US Navy Veteran. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Robert McAllister (Bronx, New York), who passed away on November 17, 2022, leaving to mourn family and friends. These included twisting the tops off cans to see whether snakes or a bouquet of artificial flowers sprung out; the child who opened the sole can with the bouquet won the grand prize. Order by 3:00PMThe day before. He was born April 5, 1945, son of the late James R. McAllister and Ruth Taylor Coonrod. Obituary. Your search results for obituary: 186 newspaper articles contained information about obituary filtered by: Newspaper title: Stirling Observer Date from: 1st Jan 1942 - Date to: 31st Dec 1942 Bob, along with his wife of 63 years, Barbara, were the owners and operators of the Salem Oak Diner from 1966 - 2006. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Robert George McAllister to pay them a last tribute. Westfield Chapel ; brother-in-law of Trudy Ford, Michael Detorie and Christine Younger; Also survived by many cousins. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bob McAllister (Chattanooga, Tennessee), born in Ringgold, Georgia, who passed away at the age of 87, on December 27, 2021. He was born on September 25, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa. In his career, he built a strong amateur and professional record that included two PGA TOUR wins, two additional international titles and a legacy for future USC players that included eventual PGA TOUR players Dave Stockton, Craig Stadler, Scott Simpson, Sam Randolph and Jamie Lovemark, among others. McCallister and teammate Al Geiberger formed a formidable duo, each eventually making his way to the PGA TOUR after All-American careers. He hosted the radio show Confessin the Blues in the Kansas City area, met a lot of blues artists, and concluded every show by saying Keep The Faith. His second-place outing came at the Phoenix Open, where he joined Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper and Fairfield a distant 12 shots behind runaway winner Arnold Palmer. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Robert and Olivia Holt McAllister, Sr. Robert Rob McAllister, 57, passed away on September 13, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, to Benjamin an Born . When that show ended, Bob became WTAR-TV's Bozo the Clown. Mr. Harold McAllister, age 90, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born on March 12, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Hobert Donald McAllister and Opal Theresa Walker McAllister. [1] In the fall of 1978, McAllister briefly returned to children's television as the host/performer and interviewer of ABC TV's Kids Are People Too, a show that took its name from the title of McAllister's closing Wonderama theme. McAllister, Robert "Bob". He enjoyed another Latin American triumph the following year, taking the Maracaibo Open at Venezuelas Valle Arriba Country Club in a playoff over Wes Ellis. The "Bob and Chauncey Show" paired McAllister with a wise-cracking dummy ("Chauncey"). Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Read more about the life story of Robert and share your memory. In 1973, McAllister hosted a TV special, Herbie Day at Disneyland, which exhibited Herbie the Love Bug of Walt Disney Pictures fame before an excited crowd at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. He was married to Rita Thaemert for 36 years and was a Professor of Physics at the Colorado School of Mines, from 1964 to1987. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Text size. He met her at a radio station in Osceola where they both worked and she became his Lil Boo. Carneys Point, N.J. Robert A. McAllister, Jr., age 84, of Carneys Point passed away Monday, September 26th in Salem Medical Center. In addition to his TOUR victories, McCallister won the 1966 Mexican Open in Monterrey, making a 21-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to seal the one-shot win over Dudley Wysong, Jr. 8 Baylor on Saturday, Iowa high school girls basketball state tournament scores and schedule, 7 predictions for Iowa high school boys basketball state tournament, Sioux Center tops Benton in Class 3A girls state championship game, Class 3A championship: Benton vs Sioux Center, Pleasant Valley holds off Johnston to claim 5A girls state title, Drake men advance to MVC semifinal after beating Murray State, Iowa women's basketball fights off Purdue in Big Ten quarterfinals, 5A championships: Pleasant Valley vs Johnston, Here's how you can watch the Iowa boys basketball state tournament, Large solar array project planned near Palo, Iowa, Bowen Born scores 34 in UNI's Arch Madness loss to Bradley, Iowa football's Jack Campbell shines at NFL Combine, Nationwide posts record revenue of $57 billion in 2022, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 3236 W Huntsville Ave, Springdale, AR Bob, along with his wife of 63 years, Barbara, were the owners and . Robert McAllister Obituary. He is survived by : his wife Christine (Falvey); his children, Michael, Kevin, Anne-Marie Treanor (Patrick), Christine McEvoy (Brian), Aiden, Jude, April, Conor and Winter; his sisters, Rose, Theresa and Ann; and his grandchildren, Joseph (Caroline), Lisa, Steven (Ciara), Kevin and Margaret. 18, 1920 June 06, 2015 Bob McAllister (as he would say, "that's with one 'O'") died June 6, 2015, at the age of 95. Submit an Obituary. An official certificate recognizing your purchase will be included with your email receipt. E-mail: [emailprotected] The host, Dave Garroway, was so charmed that he summoned Mr. McAllister into the studio and later helped him get on Ted Mack's ''Amateur Hour,'' which he won. Bob attended Ockley Green grade school and Benson High School, graduating in 1938. He was head coach of the High Point Panthers men's basketball team from 1950 to 1953, the Georgetown Tigers men's basketball team from 1953 to 1973, and the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team from 1973 to 1978. McAllister died on July 21, 1998, of lung cancer at the age of 63. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. Mr. McAllister, who was married and divorced twice, is survived by his mother, Peg McAllister of Virginia Beach, Va.; three daughters, Susan Abbott of Clearwater, Fla., Robin McAllister of Manhattan and Molly Jo McAllister of Ossining, N.Y., and three grandchildren. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bob McAllister (Chattanooga, Tennessee), born in Ringgold, Georgia, who passed away at the age of 87, on December 27, 2021. Funeral Home website by. Write your message of sympathy today. He is survived by his three children, Robert S. McAllister, Jr. (Teresa), Catherine Powers (Chris), Lisa Stinson (Nathan) and the children's mother Frances L. McAllister. Bob Richards (1926-2023), first athlete featured on Wheaties boxes. Make sure relatives of Robert McAllister know they have sympathy messages here. The weekday afternoon version of Wonderama was not as successful as the original Sunday afternoon/Sunday morning format and was dropped on Friday, August 21, 1970, returning to its Sunday morning schedule where it continued until Sunday morning, December 25, 1977. Bob graduated from Palacios High School . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We will remember him forever. Within four years, Bob had surpassed his father in ability, so much so that he earned a scholarship to play golf for the University of Southern California. He was united in marriage to Cassie Carns in Hopeville, Iowa in 1995. He graduated from high school in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, then attended college at Central Missouri State University where he graduated with a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Communications. 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This memorial website was created in memory of Isaac McAllister, 79, born on July 30, 1899 and passed away on May 0, 1979. They loved to travel together, especially to Key West the original Oasis. Bob McAllister, the children's entertainer and long-time host of television's "Wonderama," died of a respiratory illness yesterday in his Manhattan apartment. Planting will take place in Spring of the following year. can stop at any time. Bob was born December 14, 1955, in . He was united in marriage to Cassie Carns in Hopeville, Iowa in 1995. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. SHARE ON. Although McCallister made several PGA TOUR appearances as an amateur, he didnt turn pro until 1959, joining the TOUR full time in 1960 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a former member of the Penns Grove Exchange Club for many years and also a radio host on WJIC doing the show South Jersey Outdoorsman. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Robert McAllister Obituary. Robert J. McAllister York - Robert Jesse McAllister passed away unexpectedly on March 20, 2022. Robert "Rob" McAllister, 57, passed away on September 13, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. The more you Fingel, the less you Heimer. There will be a gathering for family and friends after the service in the Pastoral Center to share memories. Funeral arrangement under the care ofHeritage Funeral Home & Crematory. Guy Causey will officiate. (DeBlasio) McAllister for fifty years. It included material similar to that on The Bob McAllister Show with the added attractions of game shows that he selected children in the audience to participate in. Burial will be in Sharptown Methodist Cemetery. Casual dress is strongly encouraged; vacation attire (shorts, Hawaiian shirts, fedoras) will be revered. Robert C. McAllister. Graduated from Coney High School, Augusta, ME in 1957. His family said the cause was a respiratory ailment that he would have learned yesterday had been diagnosed as lung cancer.