ROBERT K. "BOB" ARTMAN

Robert K. "Bob" Artman, 60, of Orrick, MO, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO.

Bob was born on February 16, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to E. Keith and Georgianna (Armstrong) Artman. He married Linda J. Pruitt of Marionville, MO on June 3, 1979. She survives of the home.

Additional survivors include, two daughters and two sons-in-law, Jennifer Jean Artman and her husband, F. Ryan Van Pelt of Kansas City, MO and Cassandra Artman and her husband, Jeffrey S. Collier of Houston, TX; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Joyce and Tim Shaw of Orrick and Tami and Rick Hendrix of Richmond, MO; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Joyce Pruitt Robbins and her husband, Mike of Marionville, MO.  Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Bob worked for Johnson Controls, Inc. in Riverside, MO. He was also a farmer. Bob was a 1974 graduate of Orrick High School and an Eagle Scout. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Husbandry at the University of Missouri in 1978. Bob was a member of the Liberty United Methodist Church. He served on the Orrick School Board and on the Tri County Levee District. He lived in Orrick most of his life.  Bob was a diehard MU Tiger fan and also a Chiefs and Royals fan.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Liberty United Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Liberty United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Friday, March 4, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Burial will be in the South Point Cemetery in Orrick. Online condolences may be left on our website at www.thurmanfuneralhome.com