Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Thursday, May 11, 2017
Location: At his home, surrounded by his family
 
 
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Sunday, November 16, 1930
Birth place: Indiana Harbor, Indiana

Branch: Navy

Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Samuel Wilcoxon
 
Mother: Velma Gwendolyn ( Dill ) Wilcoxon
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Bob had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all of his life.
Funeral Date: Monday, May 15, 2017
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017, Celebration of Life Service will be at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana
Burial will take place:
I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Bob had been in failing health for the last several months. He had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all of his life and attended Monticello High School of Monticello, Indiana. Bob was a United States Navy Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a machinist / maintenance supervisor at the former Lilly Tulip Corporation, and McGill Manufacturing of Monticello, Indiana, for forty years, retiring in 1993. Bob was a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #2231, American Legion Post #81, and the Christian Church, all of Monticello, Indiana. He was a Past Commander of the Monticello American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana. Bob was the instrumental of getting the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, reorganized and had served on the Honor Guard for numerous years. He was also a Boy Scout Master Leader in Monticello, Indiana, for numerous years.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, or to the American Diabetes Assocition. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On July 19, 1953, at the Monticello United Methodist Church in Monticello, Indiana, he married Marjorie J. "Joan" Fowler; she passed away on August 22, 2003. He then married Doris Jean Dalton; she is deceased. Then he married Ruth (Hollis) Voorhees on J
Survivors include:
Wife, Ruth Wilcoxon of Monticello, Indiana; Sons, Samuel R. "Sam" (wife Judy) Wilcoxon of Monticello, Indiana, and Kyle (wife Dawn) Wilcoxon of Wauseon, Ohio; Daughter, Susan (husband Manuel Luna - Alvarez) Baer - Luna of Monticello, Indiana; Grandchildren, Robert Glennis "Bob" (wife Sarah) Hintz of Cape Coral, Florida, Eric Dennis Hintz of Lafayette, Indiana, Rebecca Vernice Wilcoxon - Bunnell of Pearl City, Hawaii, William Palmer "Bill" (wife Janae) Wilcoxon of Pearl City, Hawaii, Nicholas Robert Wilcoxon of Columbus, Ohio, Price Benjamin Allen Baer of Monticello, Indiana, and Taylor Lane Wilcoxon of Wauseon, Ohio; Great Grandchildren, Ella and Liam Wilcoxon; Sister, Nancy Billue of Monticello, Indiana; Step - Children, Richard Charles (wife Nancy) Voorhees of Flora, Indiana, Terry Lee (wife Lynn) Voorhees of Fishers, Indiana, Donna Ann Voorhees of Flora, Indiana, Joel F. Voorhees of Flora, Indiana, Jimmy Ray (wife Sue) Voorhees of West Lafayette, Indiana, Charlene (husband Brian) Keeling of Attica, Indiana, Joseph E. (wife Julie) Voorhees of Decatur, Illinois, Regina R. (husband Andy) Clouse of Lafayette, Indiana, and Michael (wife Lisa) Voorhees of Burlington, Indiana; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends; Numerous Step - Grandchildren and Step - Great Grandchildren.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Samuel and Velma Gwendolyn (Dill) Wilcoxon; Wives, Marjorie J. "Joan" (Fowler) Wilcoxon, and Doris Jean Dalton - Wilcoxon; Sister, Esther Joan Friesel; Brother, John A. Wilcoxon; Step - Children, Donald Gene Voorhees, andDale Michelle Michaels.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.