A service to honor the life of Dr. Bob Lumpkins will be 10 am Friday, March 16, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches with Pastor Kathy Muder officiating. Interment will be 5pm Friday, March 16, 2012 at New Shamrock Cemetery, Clarksville, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6 pm until 8 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches, 114 Bienville Street, Natchitoches, LA.
Dr. Bobby Gene Lumpkins passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He was born July 20, 1935 to the late Medford and late Katherine (Turman) Lumpkins in Bonham, Texas. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Leslie Lumpkins. He held a doctorate of education and taught education at Northwestern State University for many years. He was an active member and elder at First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Marilyn Lumpkins; children, Lisa Guthrie and her husband Joe; grandchildren, Brandon McCauslin and Linsey Guthrie; in laws, Janet Hobbs and her husband George and Mary Alice Steward and her husband Jerry ; nephew, Brett Steward; nieces Roseanne Miller and Susan Templeton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 114 Bienville Street, Natchitoches, LA or to New Shamrock Cemetery Association c/o Mary Alice Steward, 628 CR 2123, Clarksville, TX 75426