TOPEKA \u2014 Robert \u201cBob\u201d Small, 74, Carbondale, died Thursday, April 1, 2021, at a local hospital.<\/p>\n
Bob was born June 29, 1946, in Albany, Calif., the son of Edward and Mary (Jackson) Small.<\/p>\n
He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1965, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1968. He then went to work as a tire builder at Goodyear for 37 years, until retiring in 2006.<\/p>\n
Bob was a member of Topeka Camping Club and VFW Post 2709 in Scranton. He enjoyed fishing, boating, camping, traveling, hunting and spending time with his grandchildren.<\/p>\n
He married Sandra Rowan in 1968, and they later divorced. He married Sherry Anstaett May Oct. 15, 1977.<\/p>\n
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Michael Small.<\/p>\n
Survivors include his wife of 43 years; his children, Steven May, Joplin, Mo., Krystal Heiman, Scranton, Amanda (John) Griffis, Blythewood, S.C., and Melissa (Adrian) Clinger, Sugar City, Idaho; his grandchildren, Trenton, Tucker, Kaylee, Samuel, Eli, Nathaniel, Noah, Miles, Luke, Mikhael, Austin, Jordan, Shaylie, Braxton, Hallye, Elizabeth and Rebecca; his great-grandchildren, Adalynn and Lorenzo; and his sister, Patricia (Mike) Jantzen.<\/p>\n
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Dove Southwest Chapel, 3700 S.W. Wanamaker Road, Topeka. A reception will follow at the funeral home. Private family inurnment will be at the Carbondale Cemetery.<\/p>\n