Obit of Guy, Bobby J  - Jackson County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    17 Aug 2008
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Guy, Bobby J.

GUY, BOBBY J. June 4, 1938-February 6, 2007. Bobby J Guy, 68, of 
Tigard passed away on Feb. 6, 2007. Bob enjoyed life to the fullest. 
He loved music, and was an accomplished guitarist. Since his 
retirement in 2000, his greatest joys were fishing and spending time 
with his 10 grandchildren. As a young man, Bob was a member of the 
45th Division of the Oklahoma National Guard and then joined the U.S. 
Army. After being honorably discharged, he followed the family 
tradition of working in a newspaper. Bob worked in the printing 
industry his entire life. Beginning as a line-type operator at his 
family's town paper in Blair, Okla., he also worked for The Oregonian 
and The Oregon Journal as both foreman and country music writer. He 
then moved on to California becoming production manager of the Los 
Angeles Herald Examiner. Bob was married to Susie Githens in Lincoln 
City in 1960. Bob was a hard-working entrepreneur. He and his wife 
have owned and operated several businesses over the years. Bob's love 
of music has enriched many lives. He had a country band called "Bobby 
and the Guys" that performed in the Portland area from 1964 to 1969. 
His recording of "It's my Life, Let Me Live it" can be heard on his 
daughter Melody Guy's CD "Shoulda' Loved Me." Bob was preceded in 
death by his mother, Minnie Dean Alter; his father, Virgil H. Guy; 
his infant brother, Franklin Guy; and sisters, Norma Tawwater of 
Midwest City, Okla., and Virginia Kelley of Earth Texas. He is 
survived by his wife of 47 years, Susie Guy of Tigard, children, 
Brett Horney of New York, Debbie Ryan of Sherwood, Michael Guy of 
Sherwood, Cyndi Butler of Sherwood, and Melody Guy of Nashville 
Tenn.; grandchildren, Dan Sierra, Dave Sierra, Ryan Sierra, Sean 
Smith, Delaney Smith, Samantha Arndt, Robert Smith, Cody Butler, Max 
Butler and Brandon Guy; sisters, Kat Ferguson of Midwest City and 
Rose Hankins of Vigo Park, Texas; and brothers, Virgil Guy of Bedford 
Texas, Don Guy of Chickasha, Okla., and Bill Guy of Haskell, Okla. 
His great sense of humor and warmth and talent for making people feel 
comfortable and welcome will be missed. An online photo/music 
memorial can be viewed at http://Bob-Guy.memory-of.com. A Memorial 
service will be held to celebrate the life of Bobby Guy at 2 p.m. 
Saturday, Feb. 17, in Tigard United Methodist Church, 9845 S.W. 
Walnut Place, Tigard Oregon 97223.

Published in The Oregonian on 2/16/2007.
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