ROBERT, Elwin Scott - b. August 23, 1932 - d. April 1, 2011

[patyrn]

Elwin Scott Robert of rural Severy, Kansas, died at his home on Friday, April 1, 2011.  Elwin was born on August 23, 1932 to Henry Robert and Nellie (Smith) Robert.

He was born, raised, and died on his beloved farm which was part of the original Robert family homestead. Elwin was a graduate of Severy High School.  He married Ramona Jean Hicks on November 25, 1960 at the St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Missouri.  Elwin and Ramona were married for 50 years and raised three children.

Elwin lived by three principles:  servitude to God, dedication to his family, and passionate farming of the land.  With the untimely death of his father, Henry, in 1952, Elwin provided for his mother, Nellie, and eight brothers and sisters.  He was a charter member of the Severy Church of the Nazarene organized in the early 1950s.  Elwin supervised the building of the Nazarene Church in Severy which was dedicated in July of 1969.  When not with family or attending, church, Elwin could most likely be found on the tractor farming the land.  Wheat, soybeans, and sorghum were his favorite crops.  Elwin was employed as a machinist for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas for 33 years.

Survivors include his wife, Ramona; three children, Jim Robert of Dallas, Texas, Cindy Robert of Asheville, North Carolina, and Rhonda Couchenour along with her husband, Bill and two children, Jonathan and Will of Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Siblings include Eldon Robert and his wife, Teresa of Wichita, Kansas, Wesley Robert and his wife, Ruby of Severy, Kansas, Melba Weyrauch and her husband, Pat of Emporia, Kansas, Morris Robert and his wife, Janie of Fredonia, Kansas, Larry Robert and his wife, Kathy of Emporia, Kansas, Francis Robert and his wife, Colleen of Fredonia, Kansas, Floyd Robert and his wife, Bernice of Severy, Kansas, and Joyce Sayers and her husband, Chuck of Douglasville, Georgia.  Elwin was an uncle to 27 nieces and nephews of the Robert side of the family and 17 on the Hicks side of the family.  Elwin was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 11:00 as.m. at the Severy Church of the Nazarene in Severy, Kansas with Pastor Dave Warren officiating.  Burial will follow at the South Law Cemetery in Severy.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas.  The recipient of memorial gifts will be the Severy Church of the Nazarene Youth Group and may be left with the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Services have been entrusted to Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, P.O. Box 1233, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)

[frawin]

So sorry to to learn of Elwin's passing.  He was a wonderful example of a good Christian man.  The entire family are wonderful christian people.  I remember Elwin as one of the bus drivers for Severy when I was in high school.  Our sympathy and prayers will be extended to the entire Robert family.

Frank & Myrna Winn