Robert Lee Cohoon

Robert was born in Bucklin, Missouri on May 12, 1932, to Victor Gale and Catherine Bliss (Jose) Cohoon. He attended public school in Bucklin graduating from Bucklin High School in 1950. During his youth, Robert worked for his father as part of Gale (VG) Cohoon’s utility winch truck business on pipeline construction all over the USA. Robert Lee Cohoon married Mary Ann Hughes in Bucklin, Missouri on September 14, 1952, before leaving for the Korean War. Robert served during the Korean War in Battery C, 235 Field Artillery Observation Battalion. His unit was attached to the ROK Army as a forward observation unit that directed UN fire against the enemy. Battery C was awarded a meritorious unit commendation by General Taylor the citation letter saying it “displayed such outstanding devotion to duty in the performance of exceptionally difficult tasks as to set it apart from and above other units with similar missions”. After being discharged from the army, Robert went to the Kansas City Business College. Then Robert took a job as a bookkeeper at Brookfield, Missouri, for Brookfield Tire & Supply for 2 years. In 1958 Robert went to work for Midland Machinery Company (a Caterpillar tractor dealership that became Dean Machinery Company) in Chillicothe, Missouri. Robert worked his way up through the company (starting in Chillicothe and ending up in Kansas City) until he became Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer of Dean Machinery Company, Dean Realty Company, and Dean Operations. Retiring in 1993, Robert and his life-long sweetheart, Mary Ann, enjoyed travelling to visit their children and eleven grandchildren. Robert enjoyed hunting, gardening, reading, the KC Royals and Chiefs games, the MU Tigers football and basketball games, playing board and card games with his children and grandchildren, also going fishing (especially with his grandchildren).

Robert was preceded in death by his parents, sister Lovene, and brother Bill.

Robert leaves his wife Mary Ann, brother Don, sisters Vicky and Ruth, son Steve (wife Kathy), daughter Cathy (husband Mike), daughter Amy (husband Brad), grandchildren Hannah, Ashley (husband Marty), Caleb (wife Alicia), Josh, Jake, Emily, Tim (wife Nicole), Chris, Tabitha, Ian, and Matthew. Robert leaves two great grandchildren William and Matthew. Robert Cohoon was stern but kindhearted man and very proud of his family and their achievements. We all look forward to the day when we will be with him again.

The funeral service will be at the McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home, 11924 East 47th Street Kansas City, MO on Wednesday February 9th. Visitation at 10-11:00 AM with Service at 11:00 AM. The interment will take place at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 20109 Bus, MO-13, Higginsville, MO at 2:00 PM. Please send memorials to Macular Degeneration Research 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871, 855-345-6637, brightfocus.org/stopAMD.

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