Bob, born on January 1, 1934 in Flint, Michigan, was the youngest of five children born to Fred and Margaret Deal.
The most important thing Bob ever did was to place his faith in Jesus Christ, at the age of 14, the night before entering high school. Bob graduated from Flint Northern High School and went on to study at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. At Bob Jones, Bob met the love of his life and future wife, Melba Jo McKenzie.
After graduating with a degree in Christian Education and Music, Bob and Melba were married in Detroit, Michigan on June 10, 1956. Bob then began his career in ministry in Phoenix, Arizona at Bethel Baptist Church where he served as a music and worship pastor and as a teacher at Phoenix Christian High School.
In 1961, Bob was called to serve as Youth and Music Pastor at the First Baptist Church of Los Altos, California where he served for 33 years.
In 1994, Bob and Melba moved back to Phoenix, Arizona where Bob founded Worship Consulting Ministries and served on the staff at Palmcroft Church.
Bob and Melba had four children, David Deal (Connie), Dawn Pyle (Charlie), Debbie Bowman (Neal) and Dana DeHart (Kent).
Bob was preceded to heaven by his beloved Melba Jo (d. March 22, 2022). He is survived by his four children, their four spouses, 13 grandchildren, their 8 spouses and 4 great grandchildren.
Services will be held at Palmcroft Church, 15825 N 35th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85053 on Friday, February 24, 2023 at 1PM (MT). Facebook Live will broadcast the service on Dave Deal’s Facebook page (A Facebook account is not needed to access the Public Broadcast).
The Deal Family requests that you help us honor our Dad by visiting his memorial website and leaving your thoughts, stories and any photos.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/youngtown-az/robert-deal-11139834
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.AdvantageGoldenDoor.com for the Deal family.
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