- Date Of Birth: October 11, 1930
- Date Of Death: October 17, 2009
- State: Iowa
Those left to honor Bobbie’s memory include her daughter, Mary Ann (Jerry) Allspach of Newton; three sons–Daniel E. Bruce of Newton, John F. Bruce of San Francisco, California, and Robert W. (Barb) Shepard of Newton; eight grandchildren–Tina (Dan) Brown of Newton, Sue Allspach of Des Moines, Shari (Matt) Froah of Yampa, Colorado, Jacob (Jeszi) Shepard of Newton, Mickie Bruce of Florida, Stacy Krause of Newton, Matthew Bruce of Newton, and Amanda Seelye of Ferguson; 20 great-grandchildren; her brother, Earnest William “Bill” (Mary Ann) Sumpter of Marshalltown; and her sister, Margaret Ann Van Stock of Hutchinson, Kansas.
Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents, Eli W. and Mary E. (Brown) Sumpter, and her husband, Freddie in 1995.
Bobbie grew up in Newton and attended Newton High School.
Bobbie enjoyed camping, fishing, boating, mushroom hunting, wood carving, being in the outdoors, and collecting frogs. She also loved her cat.
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
6:00pm to 6:00pm
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
5:00pm to 6:00pm
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
6:00pm to 6:00pm
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