United States World War II Army Veteran
Services for Travis B. Hoover, 82, of Spur were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2001 at the Highway 70 Church of Christ with Eric Swenson and the Rev. Larry Burton officiating. Burial was in the Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur
.Mr. Hoover died Friday at the Spur Nursing Home.[ Aug. 31, 2001] He was born March 5, 1919, in Dickens County, Texas. He married Robbie Earnest on Nov. 28, 1946, in Spur.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran during World War II. He was a retired rural mail carrier for many years.
He lived in the Spur area most of his life. He was a member of the Highway 70 Church of Christ. He was a lifetime member of the Spur VFW where he served as past local commander and past district commander. He was also was a former member of the Spur ISD Board of Directors.
He was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Hoover, in 1954.
Survivors include his wife Robbie of Spur; a son, Linsey Hoover, of Pensacola, Fla.; a daughter, Stacy Campbell of Spur; four sisters, Marie Brantner of Jayton, LeeOma Cross and Norma Arnold, both of Spur, and Robbie Briscoe of Levelland; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to South Dickens Senior Citizens, or Spur-Dickens County Public Library, or your favorite charity.
©The Texas Spur, Thursday, September 6, 2001
Celebration services for Robbie Lou Earnest Hoover, formerly of Spur, will be Thursday, January 15, at 11:00 a.m. at the Spur First United Methodist Church, with Eric Swenson and Larry Burton officiating. She left this life January 12, 2015 at the age of 91. Burial will be at Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Zapata Funeral Home.
Robbie was born on September 20, 1923 in the Espuela Community to Rosa Lee Harcrow and Lycurgas Seals Earnest. Her young years were spent in the Espuela and Croton Communities as well as Comanche County. She graduated from Patton Springs High School in 1942. During World War II, Robbie moved to California to work in a factory that built gliders for the U. S. Air Force. She always laughed that her �claim to fame� was rounding a corner, bumping into Red Skeleton and knocking his hat off! Following the war, she returned to Spur and met Travis Hoover at a dance at the Spur Inn on the night of her birthday in 1946. They were married only a few weeks later on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, at his parents’ house.
They made their home in Spur where they were both active in the community and church. Robbie spent time volunteering as room mother and track mother, with Girl Scouts, and with the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW. She worked as a bookkeeper at Day Plumbing and a technician at National Transformer. She would undoubtedly say her most precious job was that of wife, mother and grandmother. She was well known for her baking talents and made a pie crust that Crisco was jealous of! While she was an avid reader, Days of our Lives fan, card shark and marble player, she most enjoyed family reunions and all the stories, jokes, food and talents that were shared. She was the most awesome �Momo� to all those who allowed � children and grandchildren, their friends, neighbors, caretakers, and many more.
Robbie is preceded in death by her husband, Travis, one son, Steven, and her brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son and his wife, Linsey and Kitty Hoover of Pensacola, FL; her daughter, Stacy Campbell of Abilene, TX; 4 grandchildren Stephen Hoover, Brandon Hoover, Kyla Campbell and Spence Campbell and six great grandchildren, Hannah and India Hoover; Will, Kynlee, Kalyn and Keller Campbell.
Memorials may be made to the South Dickens County Senior Center, Spur Memorial Cemetery or the Spur-Dickens County Public Library.
©Obituary courtesy of Zapata Funeral Home
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