Robert Gene Gilmore

Services will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Callahan Edfast Mortuary.

He was a truck driver.

Survivors include his wife, Pat. A.; two sons, Butch Lowery of Show Low, Arizona, and Lyle Bowen of California; and three daughters, Nancy Dawson of Chandler, Arizona, Lisa Neier of Coatsville, Indiana, and Angie Uribe of Grand Junction.

Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

Robert Gene Gilmore

Born Robert Gene Gilmore to parents, Merritt V. Gilmore (Turk) and Rose L. Mills in Burbank, CA, on January 19, 1932.

Bud passed from this life on March 13, 2017, to ride for the Lord’s brand on that Heavenly Ranch in the sky; he was 85 years old.

He graduated from Nucla High School in 1951, where he lettered in football. Bud also went to school at Uravan and Montrose.

Bud was drafted into the army in 1953 and spent two years in the service during the Korean War.

Places of residences during his lifetime were Redvale, CO; Uravan, CO; Montrose, CO; Phoenix, AZ; and Grand Junction, CO.

His occupations were rodeo cowboy and clown, truck driver, feed lot cowboy and cattleman; but he like being RETIRED the best!

Hobbies were anything on horseback, fishing, camping, 4-wheeling and, did I mention, FISHING!

Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Tom; son, Gary; step-daughter, Carol; wife, Phyllis. Survived by wife, Pat; nieces, Vicki Powell and Sandy Gray and their families; six step-children, Butch Lowery, Nancy Dawson, Lyle Bowen, Ron Bowen, Lisa Neier, and Angie Uribe and their children and grandchildren. Never to forget the many dear friends that Bud has known along the trail.

Special thanks to Professional Care Management nurses, Sara, Sandy, Prudie and Lisa, for your tender loving care. Thanks to all our family and friends who have been there with us through all the good times and through his illness, as well.

Bud had a heart larger than life and the Lord doesn’t make men like him anymore. Happy trails, my Love!

Reflection of Life service to be held at Callahan Edfast, 2515 Patterson Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505, on Tuesday, April 4, at 1:00 p.m. Refreshments to follow service.