Robert Lawrence Gilmore

Robert Lawrence Gilmore, age 96,of Gatesville, passed into Heaven on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Turnersville Cemetery with Father Timothy Vaverek officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Robert was born on June 12, 1921 in Coryell City, Texas to the late J.D. Gilmore and Sadie McCall Gilmore. He was raised in the Coryell City area, and then attended Texas A & M University before enlisting in the US Navy during WWII. He was a naval aviator and was stationed in various cities in the US. Robert also served his country in Guam and China. During that time, while stationed at Barin in Florida, he met the love of his life, Arleen DuBrock of Robertsdale, Alabama. They were married in Patuxent River, Maryland on July 2, 1947. They moved to Gatesville, Texas where he owned Gatesville Tractor Company and was a rancher in Turnersville. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Morris Gilmore and Johnnie Gilmore; and sister, Pearl Creager. Robert leaves behind his wife of 70 years, Arleen DuBrock Gilmore; daughters, Barbara Collins and Patricia Rainer; grandchildren, Courtney Yau, Whitney Lawson, Jenna Collins, and Kevin Collins; great-grandchildren, Clayton Lawson, Olivia Lawson, Jack Yau, and Francesca Yau; and sister, Lois Harkins.