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 Robert
Stephen Sallee passed from this life on April 11, 1998, at the age
of 50, at his home in Guthrie, OK. He was born on June 4, 1947, in
Dayton, OH, to Theodore and Donna (Stevenson) Sallee.
Following graduation from high school he joined the U. S. Air Force
and served for four years during the Vietnam War.
Shortly after his tour of duty Bob was gloriously saved, in February
of 1971, at the Church of God chapel in Danville, KY. He maintained
his integrity with God, putting God first in all areas of his life.
On November 25, 1972, Bob was united in holy matrimony to Irma Gayle
Doolittle, in Hammond, LA. To this union were born two boys and
three girls.
After living in Jena, LA, for three years, Bob and Irma, being led
of the Lord, moved to Guthrie, OK where he worked at the Faith
Publishing Company. For 23 years he labored there as a pressman and
a computer operator to assist in the furtherance of the gospel.
He served as Chairman of the board of trustees for the Church of God
in Guthrie, assisting in the relocation project of the chapel.
In 1996, while he was earnestly seeking the Lord concerning Bro.
Michael Smith's planned missionary trip to Malawi, Africa, the Lord
began burdening Bob for a deeper consecration. As a result he began
feeling the call to accompany Bro. Michael to that foreign land to
spread the gospel to hungry souls. Bob's life was never the same
after that trip. With an increasing burden for the people he had met
in Malawi, he returned to the people he loved to distribute food and
Bibles provided by the saints in America. Shortly after returning
from Malawi for the third time, Bob was called to be with the Lord.
He was preceded in death by his father and two sisters, Juanita
Williamson and Jane Sallee.
Survivors include his wife, Irma Sallee, of the home, and his
mother, Donna Sallee, of Xenia, OH. He is also survived by two sons,
Robert Sallee and his wife, Julie, of Guthrie, OK, and Stephen
Sallee, of the home; three daughters, Rene Smith and her husband,
Michael, of Shawnee, OK, Karen and Angela Sallee, both of the home;
two brothers, James Sallee and his wife, Ida, of Martinsville, OH,
Patrick Sallee and his wife, Jane, of Guthrie, OK; two sisters,
Nancy Bethel and her husband Richard, of Springfield, OH, and
Marjorie Sallee, of Urbana, IL. He is also survived by two
grandchildren, Devon Blaine Smith, of Shawnee, OK, and Amanda Rose
Sallee, of Guthrie, OK. Bob has also left behind numerous nieces and
nephews and a host of loving friends and saints.
Funeral services were held in the Guthrie Church of God chapel on
April 16, officiated by Bros. Wayne Murphey and James Bell.
Interment was in the Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, OK. |
