Robert Lee Nieman's Obituary
Robert Lee Nieman, Jr. Bobby, 62, of Longview, passed from this life to his eternal home on October 17, 2009.
A celebration of life will be at 2 PM, Friday, October 23, 2009, at Little Flock Baptist Church in Longview, with the Reverend John Sullens and Reverend Ted White officiating. Entombment will follow in Rosewood Park Mausoleum.
Bobby was born June 11, 1947, in McLeansboro, Illinois. He was the son of Robert Sr. and Wandafern Webb Nieman. He graduated from Martin High School and attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. On August 31, 1968, he married Donna Brown. Together they own and operate Trailer Delivery Service.
He was a historian, co-authored books, a columnist, authored articles and book reviews, primarily about the Texas Rangers, the 1937 New London School Explosion and the managing editor of the online Texas Ranger Dispatch Magazine. Robert sat on the board of directors of The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco and The Texas Ranger Association and Foundation and served on the board of directors of the New London Museum.
Mr. Nieman was preceded in death by his parents. Bobby is survived by his beloved wife Donna, daughter Stacey Nieman Fleming and husband Jodey, granddaughters Madison and Allissa, a sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Lynn Simpson, mother-in-law, Frances Brown, sister and brother-in-laws Elizabeth and Durwood Worley and Danny Brown and several nieces and nephews, uncles Kermit and Ron Lee Webb, aunts Mary Thomas and Judy Wood. Pallbearers will be Brian Simpson, Beau Carpenter, Jerome Webb, Les Littleton, Eddie Ray and Ken Morgan. Honorary Pallbearers will be Glenn Elliott, Joe Gibson, David Stroud and Dr. Wayman Norman. The Texas Rangers will serve as Honor Guards.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Little Flock Baptist Church Building Fund, The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, The Texas Ranger Association and Foundation and the New London Museum.
The family will receive family and friends from 6-8 PM Thursday evening, October 22, 2009 at Rader Funeral Home in Longview.
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