Graveside services for Bob (Bobby Joe) Wenninger, 90, of Cordell, Oklahoma will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma with Roy Dewees officiating.
Bobby Joe Wenninger was born October 5, 1933, in Palo Pinto County, Texas. He passed from this life Friday, November 10, 2023 in Cordell. Bob, as he was known to his friends and family, was a proud, honest, and hardworking man who spent his career working in the oilfield from a young age until retirement.
Bob met his wife, Zelda, in Levelland, Texas. They were married on May 27, 1951, in Lovington, New Mexico and went on to have six children. They eventually moved to Oklahoma in the 1960s where they made their home in rural Oklahoma.
Bob is survived by his children: Deborah Carlin of Tarpon Springs, Florida; Joe Wenninger and wife, Cheryl of Duncan, Oklahoma; Randy Wenninger and wife, Charlotte of Dill City, Oklahoma; and Mike Wenninger of Anadarko, Oklahoma. He is also survived by his brother, Orval Wenninger of La Port, Texas; and his brother-in-law, Dave Sledge of Little Rock, Arkansas; as well as 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Zelda; his sons, Stevie and Jerry Don; son-in-law, David Carlin; his parents, Bryan and Fannie; his brother, Troy; and his sisters, Pauline, Opal, Neita, Flora, and Cleo.
A visitation will be held at Ferguson Funeral Home on Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home in Chickasha, Oklahoma.