hmtl5 Robert Lee Nighswonger b. 15 Jul 1917 Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas d. 11 Jul 2020 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas: McKeown Genealogy

Robert Lee Nighswonger

Male 1917 - 2020  (102 years)


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  • Name Robert Lee Nighswonger 
    Born 15 Jul 1917  Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Jul 2020  Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I1565  McKeown
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2023 

    Father Jay Nighswonger,   b. 9 Nov 1887, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1953, Oswego, Labette County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Nannie Jane Paisley,   b. 4 May 1891, Johnson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1918, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Family ID F597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Freda Helen Gubitz,   b. 11 Sep 1921, Conway Springs, Sumner County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 2012, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jul 1917 - Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jul 2020 - Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Robert Lee Nighswonger, Sr. of Springdale, Arkansas
      July 15, 1917 - July 11, 2020
      Robert Lee Nighswonger, 102, of Springdale, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord July 11, 2020. He was born July 15, 1917 in Viola, Kansas to the late Jay and Nannie (Paisley) Nighswonger. He was a man of God and volunteered in the Cross Church Singing Saints and the Baptistery Ministry until age and health prevented him. He was a WW2 Army Veteran. After serving he became a machinist and retired from both Bowing of Wichita, Kansas and Danaher of Springdale, Arkansas. He moved his family to Springdale in 1970.He recently lived in the Wind Crest Residency. He passed at the Maples Rehab facility where he went when his health declined due to the isolation from the COVID 19. He never got it but he missed his family and friends while locked away. He will be greatly missed here but is enjoying his homecoming in Heaven! He was preceded in death by his spouse of 73 years, Freda (Gubitz) Nighswonger; son, Robert Lee Nighswonger, Jr.; Stepmother Sybil Nighswonger; two siblings, Dale Nighswonger and Annabel (Nighswonger) Libby.

      He is survived by three children and 2 in-laws: Pamela (Nighswonger) Ariola, Brenda (Nighswonger) Riecker, Brent A. Nighswonger and wife Vicki (Reed) Nighswonger, Wanna (Reynolds) Nighswonger, spouse of Robert Jr.; 14 Grandchildren and numerous Great-Grandchildren and several Great-Great Grandchildren.

      Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale, Arkansas with the Reverend Charlie Foster officiating, under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home 3926 Willowood Avenue Springdale, Arkansas 72762. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. Friday, July 17, 2020 in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home.

      http://www.memorialfhspringdale.com/obituary/robert-nighswonger-sr
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  • Sources 
    1. [S36] census record.

    2. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.

    4. [S3] Obituary.