Bob Douglas

(From White Funeral Home)

Robert “Bob” Clayton Douglas, Sr., age 82, of Seligman, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Bob was born on July 15, 1938, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Clayton Dale Douglas and Mae (Douglas) Tilford. 

He lived in Savannah, Georgia, until the age of twelve when the family moved to Seligman and made their home for seventy years. Bob was a 1956 Southwest High School graduate and subsequently went to work for Webb Propane. He worked there for forty-three years where many friendships were made; he had seen many changes during that time, including the changing of the name to Empire Gas. 

Bob’s family is very proud of all his accomplishments during his time with the gas company. He retired from the Seligman branch as Manager in 2003 and which time that branch was closed; Bob was the longest employee Empire Gas had ever had. 

On November 19, 1970, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Skelton in Oklahoma; she preceded him in death on February 11, 2017. Together they built a wonderful life together, along with their seven children. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend who always put others first. Bob’s children meant the world to him and they all knew he would always have their back. He was such a loving man with a big heart who left a lasting impression on so many lives and will be forever missed.

Bob enjoyed playing his guitar in his younger years and loved to tell stories of all the great people he met while working for Empire Gas; his stories would make you laugh so hard and make you wish that time back then was like that now. Bob loved his wife, kids, and grandkids all dearly. If you asked the kids though, they would say they came second to his beloved dogs over the years- his “Chachi” and “Booger Bear” were very especially important to him.

Survivors include one son, Danny Smith and his wife Melissa, of Seligman; five daughters, Shirley Ramsey and her husband Don, of Seligman, Sharon Tate and her husband Buddy, of Seligman, Bobbi Vanzandt and her husband Kenny, of Seligman, Cindy Smith, of Jane, and Jane Ann Haggard Douglas, of Seligman; fifteen grandchildren, Rick, Clay, Amanda, Christopher, Ryan, Brandy, Laci, Geannie, Lana, Dakota, Blake, Drake, Shelby, Randall, Robert Clayton “RD”; twenty great-grandchildren; and his significant other, Barbara Webb, of Seligman.

In addition to his parents and his wife, Bob was preceded in death by his son, Robert Clayton Douglas, II; one grandson, Christopher Alan Arnett; and one sister, Ann Douglas.

A Celebration of Life for both Bob and Mary Jane will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at the home of Bob and Mary Jane Douglas for family and friends to come and share their memories of Bob and May Jane.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.