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 Bob Bohannon has entered into his eternal home... |
Brandon Bohannon |
Bob (Bobby Eugene) Bohannon
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Born in 1931
Passed at 11:27pm on December 26, 2015
Many people across the Church of God will know and remember Bob Bohannon as having been a pastor, a district overseer, a state evangelism director, a chairman of the Southwest Indian Ministries, a state council member, a state evangelism board member, a state evangelist, and on and on and on. He has mentored countless men and women in ministry. He is a giant in the faith, a fixture in the state of Texas and he is and was my grandfather.
He taught me how to fish. He taught me how to bait a hook. He taught me how to clean the fish we caught with the same pocket knife that he taught me how to eat Vienna sausages out of a can with and that he cleaned under his finger nails with. Lol. Gross! I shot my first deer with his rifle as he sat next to me in the deer stand. He carried me to hunt jack rabbits and coyotes with his greyhounds and Irish wolf hounds. He let me drive his pickup truck on those west Texas back roads.
He let me teach my first Sunday school class. He let me write and direct my first church Christmas musical. He let me preach my first sermon. He carried me with him many, many times when he drove the vast territory of West Texas and New Mexico to handle Church of God business and to minister to other pastors and their families during crisis and need.
He wasn't the perfect man. He wasn't the perfect husband. He wasn't the perfect father. He wasn't the perfect pastor. He would have never claimed any of that. He stressed often to never, ever brag on yourself! Always let someone else brag on you.
Perhaps his favorite title in life was "Redeemed". His favorite song, a song we will sing Thursday at his funeral was "I'm Redeemed". He loves Jesus. He preached Jesus and Jesus coming. He is now seeing face-to-face the Jesus he preached. He is redeemed! He joined the many he loved in life that were waiting for him there. I have one more reason now that I want to go! I am so thankful that I too am redeemed!
My family is thankful during this time and always for our Church of God family! We will gather for visitation on Wednesday in Weatherford, Texas. The service will be on Thursday at the North Main COG in Weatherford, Texas at noon. Papa Bo will be buried in Iowa Park, Texas later on Thursday around 5pm.
Thank you for the many prayers, calls, comments, messages and texts. Each one is felt and appreciated. We love you. Bob Bohannon loved you his church family.
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12/28/15 7:20 pm
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Dave Dorsey |
| Praying for grace and comfort for your family and church family, Brandon |
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12/28/15 7:35 pm
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Cojak |
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Old Time Country Preacher |
| Brandon, son, the ole timer offers his condolences/prayers in this time of loss. I didn't know Bro. Bohannon, but it sounds like he was certainly a wonderful man a God. Relish all em good/positive memories. |
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12/29/15 12:41 am
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georgiapath |
| Good post. So sorry for your loss. |
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12/29/15 10:37 am
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John Jett |
| I have fond memories of Brother Bohannan, he was my grandmother Hill's last pastor at Quaker Ave. Praying for your family's comfort in this time. |
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12/29/15 11:14 am
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| The COG, Texas and Lubbock, are poorer today |
doyle |
So sorry Brandon that your Dad has passed from this life. All of us in the COG, Texas and Lubbock, are poorer today but we are rich in memories and the hope of life beyond deaths door.
Brother Bohannan was COG through and through. If you have time, possibly share how he became COG; the story of how he came to know about us and how he became part of us.
In my opinion, he was Texas personified; West-Texas strong, dedicated, self-reliant, opinionated at times because he had strong feelings about faith, family and friends. In the few times I was able to be with him, the fellowship was great with long conversations about life, love and labor.
Our prayers are with you and your family as you deal with the deep feelings that come when someone so powerful in our life, is gone from us. May the Lord bless you and keep you in His tender love and care.
Doyle
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12/29/15 4:15 pm
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bonnie knox |
(Brandon's grandfather)
Nice memoir, Brandon. Condolences. |
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BromptonFalls |
Praying for the Bohannon family today
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12/30/15 9:23 am
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