Robert Mims Tynes, 100, was born in Marietta, Mississippi on April 7, 1920. He passed away peacefully in his home on September 20, 2020. Robert was greeted in Heaven by his wife of 65 years, Minnie Nell Tynes; son, Sergeant First Class James Robert (Rusty) Tynes and grandson, William James Robert (Jimbo) Sloan. He is survived by his three daughters, Barbara Tynes Claiborne, Deborah Tynes Shafer (Michael) and Renee Stonebraker; 11 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren.
Robert began his government service in the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in 1939 in Tishomingo, Mississippi as a cook. He was part of the TVA and the Natchez Trace Projects. He was discharged from the CCC and enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1941. Robert served in the European and Pacific Theaters as a Radio Repairman and later Communications Chief and attained the rank of Master Sergeant by the end of the War. During the Korean War, Robert was appointed as a Warrant Officer and Section Chief of a Guided Missile Launching Battalion. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Robert served as a Nike Ajax and Hercules Missile Technician, Maintenance and Launching Officer. He also served as the Training Officer for those missiles. After more than 20 years of military service, Robert retired from the U.S. Army in 1965 as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. He earned the Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal (4 knots), Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal, Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2 stars), World War II Victory Medal, Army Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, United National Korean Service Medal and Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Along with receiving numerous awards and commendations, Robert earned Degrees in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
After retiring from the Army, Robert worked for numerous NASA contractors in Huntsville developing control panels and circuit boards for the Lunar Modules. He also assisted in development of the Moon Rover (Moon Buggy). In 1983, Robert and his wife retired from Texas Instruments and moved back to Huntsville to be close to their family.
Robert was a faithful member of the Church of Christ. Robert served as a Deacon in Sylvester, Georgia and in Huntsville at the Mastin Lake Church of Christ. He taught Sunday School, gave sermons, led the Congregation on numerous occasions in singing hymns and held Bible Study classes and singing from his home.
Robert enjoyed many hobbies throughout his life. He loved fishing and making knives from old files and lawn blades. He enjoyed connecting with people around the world on his HAM Radio. Robert was a talented guitar and fiddle player and loved Bluegrass music.
Services will be held October 10th at Valhalla Funeral Home. Visitation will be at 10:00am, Funeral Services will follow at 11:30am. There will be a Military Honors Graveside Service afterwards in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
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