ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: GRAPES, ROBERT CLAYTON 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Tuesday June 22, 2010

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GRAPES, ROBERT CLAYTON 
(January 19, 1924 - June 22, 2010)

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Robert Clayton Grapes passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.

Beloved husband of 57 years to Opal James Grapes, they were married in Cheyenne, 
WY; loving father to Brendy Guillory and her husband Vince, and Susan Roden and 
her husband Steve; grandfather to Vincent, Jr., Ryan and Jenny Guillory and 
Ashley and Kaitlin Roden; and great-grandfather of Cy and Shailaja. He was 
preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Agnes Grapes, who were ranchers in 
Wyoming.

Age 86 years, he was a native of Goshen County, WY, a former resident of 
Mandeville for 30 years, and a current resident of Raceland, LA for the past 2 
1/2 years. Bob was a rancher and a World War II veteran having served in the 
U.S. Army. He was a life member of VFW Post 8720 in Abita Springs, a former 
member of American Legion Post 16 in Covington, a member of the Mandeville 
Lion's Club, and a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Mathews, LA. 
Bob was a petroleum Engineer for Chevron Oil Company for some 25 years.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service at 
St. Timothy United Methodist Church, 335 Asbury Drive, Mandeville, LA on Friday, 
June 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM.

Visitation AT THE CHURCH will begin at 9:00 AM on Friday.

Interment will follow services in the Mandeville Mausoleum with Military Honors.

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