Bobby Upton

Bobby Ray Upton, Sr., 79, of McRae, Arkansas, was born November 23, 1919 at Alto, Texas, to Everett and Lillie Matlock Upton, and he died Tuesday, May 5, 2009. He was a retired truck driver and construction worker, a member of the Labor Union, a Mason, and a member of McRae First Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jack L. and Kenneth Don and sisters Sue Carolyn and Ginger Ann. Bobby is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Minnie Faye Upton; his son, Bobby Upton, Jr. and wife Colette of St. Louis, Missouri; two grandchildren, Noah Ray and Hannah Aili; brother-in-law, Tommy Johns of Louise, Texas; sister-in-law, Liz Burnsed of Sallisaw, Oklahoma; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Wednesday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you would consider helping with the expenses of bringing Bob's next grandchild, Hadassah Yue-Su, a special needs child from China, to her new family. C/o Eagle Bank, 3944 Vogel Road, Arnold, MO 63010.