Robert "Bobby" Norton Sipole

Robert “Bobby” Norton Sipole, age 74, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 31, 1941 in Port Arthur to the late Joseph William Sipole and Mary Louise Patin.
Bobby served his country honorably in the United States Navy. He was a member of the American Legion Post 33 in Beaumont and also an American Legion Rider. His family say that Bobby was “The Boat Master”; he was known to have quite a collection. Bobby and his nephew, Donny, used to go fishing quite a bit when Donny was younger, and he loved spending time on those trips with him.
Bobby is survived by his sister, Elisabeth Walthour; nephew, Donny Small and family; niece, Dawn Moses and family; and niece, Tiffany Walthour.
Bobby’s family would like to share one of their fondest memories with you all.
“Bobby and his brother, Joe, wanted to go to an out of town football game. Mom and Dad both said ‘No’, but they had their minds made up, so they snuck out of their room by climbing down the T.V. antenna, and they hitchhiked to the game.
After the game, they hitched a ride home. Instead, they fell asleep on the way home, and ended up in Lake Charles. The driver never told the boys he was going to Lake Charles, and Bobby and Joe just thought he was headed back to Nederland.
In Lake Charles, the driver decided the boys needed to get home, so he went to a police station where they called Bobby and Joe’s dad to pick them up.”
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the American Legion Post #493 in Nederland.
Bobby was loving to those who knew him and will be missed by all his family and friends.