BOBBY YORK

Bobby Lester York was born Sept. 16, 1943 to Faye Stotts and Lester York in Ft. Worth and he passed away on Aug. 8, 2019 at his home in Moran. 

He was raised by his Granny, Ima York Parrish. Bobby was a carpenter by trade. In 2011, Bobby moved to Moran to be close to his sister, Jo Ann Stewart, until her passing in 2016. He remained in Moran and loved to sit on his porch and watch the Hwy 6 traffic in Moran. He loved his two dogs, Coffee and Buttermilk. 

Bobby is survived by his granddaughter, Chelsey McWilliams of Azle; great grandson, Ryder Wayne, also of Azle; nephew, Stanley Stewart and wife Roxanna of Olden; nieces, Susan Hurley of Strawn, Hollie Spurrier of Azle and Mary Day and husband Kevin of Lake Worth and a host of great nephews and great nieces. 

His favorite visits were when Mr. Austin Stewart, Miss Emma Stewart, Mr. James Stewart and Miss Allison Stewart came to visit their Uncle Bob at Moran. 

Bobby was preceded in death by both of his parents, his Granny Ima, sister Jo Ann Stewart, his daughter Bobbie Joe Sweaney and nephew Joe T. Stewart. 

Our family would like to give a special thank you to Kindred Hospice, their angels, Charles Goodnight, Marianne Salinas, Jessica Ramsey, Staci Elliott, Carol Johnson and Karen Clemmer for the dedicated care of Bobby. Also special thanks to caregivers Connie and Eddy Hill, Nancy Kay Wagley and Paula Hettinger for being great caregivers to Bobby. 

The memorial for Bobby will be on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 1:00 p.m. at the Moran Community Center. Family kindly requests that donations be made to Kindred Hospice, 1665 Antilley Rd., Suite 300, Abilene, Texas 79606.

Online condolences may be made at www.baileyhowardfuneralhome.com. PD