Robert E. Stover

August 16, 2019

Funeral services for Robert E. Stover, 78, of Rusk, will be at 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church, 250 CR 2303, under the direction of Wallace Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Visitation will be at 2 p.m. until service time at the church.

Brothers Brad Turlington and Don Copeland are officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Cemetery.

Mr. Stover passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. He was born June 10, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, to the late John E. and Loyce Stover. Mr. Stover was a beloved member of the Rusk area and enjoyed many outdoor activities. He enjoyed time fishing with his wife, Fancy, participating in local bass tournaments and, in later years, hanging out at the Lake Jacksonville boat ramp watching people bring in their catch. He spoke fondly of his bird hunting experiences with family and friends. He loved his work outdoors in God’s creation -- especially baling hay, operating and maintaining heavy equipment, and was regarded as the best at what he did.

He is survived by his wife, Francis “Fancy” Stover of Jacksonville; children and their spouses, Randy Stover of Rusk, Cindy and Duane Thompson of Rusk, Kerri and Nathan Taylor of Rusk, Jodi Hancock of China Spring, Michelle and Clayton Coleman of Granbury and Samantha Hope of Kosse; grandchildren, Cord and Katy Stover, Jade and Austin Whitt, Taylor Hamilton, Victoria Morton, Makenzie Hancock, Aubrie and Anna Coleman and Kendal Turner; great-grandson, Lane Stover; brother, John H. Stover; sister, Frances and Jimmy Turlington; nephew and niece, Brad, his wife Jen, and Becky.

Pallbearers will be Cord Stover, Taylor Hamilton, Austin Whitt, Jason Cornelius, Cade Carpenter, Wade McKnight, Matthew Thompson, and Mike Stanley. Honorary pallbearers are Forrest Dyess, Hilton Hassell, Butch Walley, Joe Gunter, Byron Carpenter, Chad Walker, Jimmy Isaacs Joel Thompson and Billy Kimbrell.

Donations may be made in his name to Harmony Missionary Baptist Church, PO Box 8, Rusk, TX 75785 or Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701.