Bobby (Bob) Ross was born February 13, 1930 to John Ray and Opal Ross in El Reno, Oklahoma where he lived until he graduated in 1949 and joined the Army serving during the Korean War.
Bob met and married Lillian Belsky in 1953 and together they had 3 children, Barbara, Richard and James. After leaving the service, Bob returned to school earning a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma which led to a 40 year career at Tinker Air Force Base. After retiring from Tinker in 1993, he got his realtors license working with Prime Realty until 2017.
Bob loved spending weekends going to Mary’s Swap Meet.
He is preceded in death by his parents, John Ray and Opal, and his brother, John Ray Jr.
He is survived by his three children, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.