Robert "Bob" Willcoxson

December 27, 1936 - November 15, 2017

Robert L. “Bob” Willcoxson, 80, of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away on November 15, 2017 at the Bloomfield Care Center. He was born December 27, 1936 in Davis County, Iowa to Paul E. and Venus Walker Willcoxson. He attended Davis County High School and then joined the U.S. Army in 1954 and served until 1956. After his time in the service, he worked for his brother, Don, at a gas station in Bloomfield. In 1958, he married Jane Ann Hastings and they had three children, Bryan, Brent, and Julie. The couple divorced in 1961. In 1965, Bob married Shirley Mathews and together they raised Bob’s children. They lived in Cedar Rapids and Marion for 20 years where Bob worked in construction laying ceramic, marble, and quarry tile. The couple moved to Bloomfield in 1980 and Bob went to work for the Iowa Department of Transportation, retiring in 1991 after a heart attack. He also drove for the Amish community and really liked that work. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Willcoxson; two sons, Bryan Willcoxson, Brent Willcoxson; daughter, Julie Morse; step-daughter, Sue Miller; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three sisters, JoAnn Stoker, Betty (Chic) Macetta, Connie Phillips; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Don Willcoxson; and two sisters, Linda Thomas and Coleen Gilfillan. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Bloomfield Christian Church with Rev. Jack Knox officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be at the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield at a later date. Memorials have been established to the Davis County Genealogical Society and the Bloomfield Christian Church.