Robert W. Chapple
1932-2013
Rock Port, Missouri

Robert W. “Bob” Chapple, the son of Richard Penn and Ethel (Robinson) Chapple, was born February 17, 1932, in Corso, Missouri. He attended Salisbury High School, Salisbury Missouri, graduating in 1949. Bob then attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, where he joined the ROTC and in 1953, graduated with a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering. Following graduation, Bob was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, and proudly served his country as a pilot of an F-86 Sabrejet in the 524th Strategic Fighter Squadron during the Cold War, receiving his honorable discharge in July 1956.

On August 23, 1951, Bob was united in marriage to Marilyn Linneman in Salisbury. They became the parents of three children, Larry, Cheri, and Julie. After his honorable discharge, Bob was employed as a University of Missouri Extension Agent trainee in Fayette, Missouri, before moving to Unionville, Missouri, where he was the Putnam County Extension Agent for nine years. In 1964, they moved back to Columbia where Bob completed his Master’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering. In 1966, the family moved to Rock Port, Missouri, where he became the Atchison County Extension Director, retiring in 1999. Bob was a trusted source of information for area agriculture for over 40 years. He especially enjoyed his time working on the newest innovations at the MU Graves-Chapple Research Center and following Mizzou Tiger sports.

Bob was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Rock Port, the Rock Port Rotary Club, and many other organizations, too numerous to mention. Bob passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Liberty Terrace Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Liberty, Missouri, at the age of 81.

Besides his parents, Bob was preceded in death by brother, Richard Chapple and sister, Alma Remley. Survivors include wife, Marilyn, of the home, Rock Port; son, Larry Chapple and wife, Sharon, Overland Park, Kansas; daughters, Cheri Dryer and husband, Darrell, Liberty, Missouri and Julie Treloar and husband, Chris, St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren, Andrew Chapple and wife, Nicole, Valerie Chapple, Kent Dryer and wife, Stacy, Kirk and Kelcie Dryer, and Timothy and Susan Treloar; great-grandchildren, Catherine Chapple and Enslie, Kade and Layne Dryer; sister, Lucille Farrell, Boonville, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 18, 2013, First Lutheran Church, Rock Port.
Inurnment: Greenhill Cemetery, Rock Port.
The family will receive friends 10:00-10:50 A.M., prior to the service, at First Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church or Graves-Chapple Research Center or Atchison County 4-H Council.
Online obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.