months of being diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema.
Bob was born January 08, 1931 in Thorndale, Texas, the seventh of eight children. He served in the United States Air Force for four years as a Staff Sergeant. He then married his “kitten” and they had four children, whom they raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He made his career with the United States Post Office where he worked for 27 Years.
Bob was a well-loved member of the Spicewood Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and Custodian.
Although he struggled with stuttering due to a childhood injury, he played guitar and sang with ease in a local band called “Spicewood Over the Hillbillies”. He earned the nickname of the Spicewood Mel Tillis.
One of the greatest joys of his later life was his four grandchildren.
He is survived by daughter Jeanne Marie Felfe and her partner Greg Stricker, sons Michael Ray Felfe, Steven Roy Felfe and wife Kate Felfe, grandchildren: Gregory West Jones, Justin Kyle Boyd, Rebecka Marie Felfe and Kaylea Dawn Felfe.
Bob was preceded in death by his father William Felfe, Mother Ellanora Felfe (nee Darnbusch), five siblings, his wife of 60 years Jean Felfe (nee Jones) and his oldest son Hank Lee Felfe.
The funeral service will be held at Spicewood Baptist Church on Friday June 12 at 11 am, with a viewing at 10am. The burial will be at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio with Military Honors on Monday, June 15 at 1:30pm.
Spicewood Baptist Church is located at 7903 County Road 404, Spicewood, TX 78669
Fort Sam Houston Cemetery is located at 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209
Arrangements by Clements Wilcox Funeral Home, Marble Falls, Texas.
Online condolences may be made at www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com
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