Robert D. "Bob" Thompson

A Funeral Service for Robert will be held on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska. Pastor Murry Johnston will preside over the Funeral Service. A Graveside Service will be held in the Bohemian National Cemetery following the Funeral Service. Public visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 1:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the Milligan Public Library - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library or the Milligan Rescue Squad. Robert “Bob” Douglas Thompson was born on July 19, 1951 to Wayne Douglas Thompson and Virginia Elizabeth Bryant in Nemaha County. Bob was so anxious to enter this world that he surprised his parents and was born in their vehicle on the way to the hospital. He passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in Friend, Nebraska. Bob will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and a friend to all who knew him. Bob enjoyed working on his vehicles, fishing, gardening, camping in his RV, and telling and listening to stories. He enjoyed going to morning coffee at Elaine’s and later at Hwy 41 Express. He was genuine and free spirited with a great sense of humor and he loved joking around with others. Most of all, he enjoyed laughing and spending time with his family and friends. Bob was raised in rural Tecumseh, Nebraska by his dad Wayne and his step-mother Irene with his 10 siblings. Bob attended Tecumseh High School and graduated in 1969. He was in a band called Hair, singing and playing guitar. Bob held a variety of jobs through the years until he found employment with Keim Trucking where he learned how to drive semi-trucks. He worked at Trans East out of Rockport, Missouri before transitioning to BMC Transportation of Columbus, Nebraska in February 1997. He started out as a company driver and then leased on to BMC Transportation as an owner-operator for the remainder of his career. He left BMC in October of 2014 and continued trucking for five more years before retiring. He was proud to have driven over 2 million miles during his career. Robert was married to Vicky (Johnson) Bunker on August 1, 2009. He is survived by Vicky, as well as his first wife Karen King and their children Douglas Thompson, Tara (Shayne) Weldon, and Daniel (Lindsay) Thompson; children of Vicky Thompson, Adam Bunker and Dori (Steve) Stimple; and grandchildren Amber Weldon, Braedon Weldon, Azalea Stimple, and Ethan Francois. His is survived by his siblings, Bryant Thompson, Virginia Ruge, Alice Delay, Rosezetta Thompson-Larchick, Cleve Thompson, and Irene Piper. He was preceeded in death by his parents Wayne and Irene Thompson and his mother Virginia Moyer; and brothers John, Danny an infant sister, Sandra, and step-siblings Wayne Rulla and Gladys Hardy.

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Robert D. "Bob" Thompson

July 19, 1951 - March 1, 2023