Robert Lee Colman (86) of Louisville

Funeral services honoring the life of Bob will be held at noon, Friday, August 20 at the McGriff & Triplett Funeral Home in Louisville with Chris Colman and Joe Smith officiating. Burial will follow at the Oskaloosa Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday at the funeral home where friends may call from 10 a.m. until noon. In lieu of flowers and in support of his late wife Shirley who believed in and loved supporting missions, please donate to Bethel to the Shirley Colman Missions Fund, Bethel Christian Church, 2832 Jaeger Ln, Louisville, IL 62858 To sign the guestbook online or share a memory please visit www.mcgriffandtriplettfh.com.  

Robert was born December 12, 1934 in Clay County, Illinois to Herbert Lee and Beatrice Lorraine Colman. He lived in Louisville, IL. Robert was known by loved ones as Bob. His life occupation was that of a famer. Bob and his wife Shirley built their family farm together. They worked hard and enjoyed life together for many years having started their marriage young in life. 

Bob was a very joyful man and he loved to tell a good joke, in fact he may have invented the dad jokes of today. He was an amazing story teller. His favorite thing was to tell a good story over a glass of sweet tea. And if you couldn’t find him, you would only need to go to Grandma Colman’s house where you would find him eating her cookies and drinking sweet tea. He never wanted to hurt his wife’s feelings, so often he would eat her lunch too even if Grandma Colman had already fed him. That’s just how kind and loving he was. 

He loved to fish and hunt. He was known for shooting a pigeon out of the air from 400 yards, or so he said, could have been one of his great tales, the family will never know. He liked to gather antiques including old guns. He liked to mushroom hunt and collect arrowheads as well. Bob loved horses and they, likewise, loved him. He was a bit of horse whisperer. Bob’s favorite music was that of Johnny Cash even up to his last day he was “walking the line”. 

His church family, his faith and his love for Jesus were all very important to him. We know that his faith was his guide throughout his life and was his comfort in his final days. Bob loved God, his kids and grandchildren more than anything. When his grandchildren were there, he just lit up. He was a kind and loving father and grandfather. His children have many fond and loving memories of his kindness. His pride and joy truly were his grandchildren and his beloved children. 

Bob had five siblings; Ronald Colman, Susie Polistina, John Colman, Rodger Colman and was preceded in death by his beloved brother Jerry Colman. Bob was dearly loved and will be missed by his five children; Chris, Cindy, Tim, Cathy and Tony, his 10 grandchildren, and his five great-grandchildren, all of whom were loved and adored by Bob. His love will live on for them in his funny jokes, his great tales and his faith he shared in Jesus.