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Bobby Ray O’Daniel, 83, of Winslow passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 25, 2019. He was a beloved husband, father, papa and brother to his family and many friends.
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Funeral services were held on March 2, at the Winslow Funeral Home, Burial was at the family plot at Big Mountain, Arizona.
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He was born in Mulberry, Ark., on March 4, 1935, to Willie Clifford and Cordie Viola O’Daniel.
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During the Great Depression, his family including six brothers and sisters migrated from Arkansas to Merced, Calif. He met the love of his life Leta in California and they raised four children thereafter. They moved between Arizona and California then settled in Arizona upon his retirement.
He worked most of his life as a carpenter in both states and was honorably retired from the Southwest Carpenters Local Union No. 1912 in 2002. He loved working with his hands, and fixing and making things for his children and family.
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Papa, as his grandchildren lovingly called him, especially adored his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He loved fishing with them, playing with them and making them breakfast, especially his famous chocolate gravy and biscuits. He loved tinkering, camping, fishing, hunting, gold panning-anything outdoors with family, and watching and reading all things Western. “Big Bobby” was known for his kindness, compassion and gentle sense of humor.
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Papa will be forever lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Leta Rose O’Daniel; his children, Dwayne (Matilda) O’Daniel, Roxanne Dean (Danny) Bourque, Bobby (Patty) O’Daniel and Wayne (Melinda) O’Daniel; 19 grandchildren and 11 and a half great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Leonia Hosburgh and Charlayne Anderson; and brothers, James O’Daniel, Jackie O’Daniel and Larry O’Daniel.
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He was preceded in death by his father, Willie; mother; Cordie; and sister, Doris Sorrels.
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Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
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