WICHITA, KANSAS

BOBBY GENE MONIGOLD , 90, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Bobby  was born in Winfield, Kansas to parents Glen and Lula (Newman) Monigold. His parents and his sister Betty preceded him in death. He is survived by Joy, his soulmate of 66 years and his four sons Martin, Ronald, Darryl, and Bobby, all of Wichita, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Bobby started working at the age of 11 and was a taxi cab dispatcher when he joined the Army at age 17. While in the Army he earned the World War II Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal (Japan). He was honorably discharged from Company "D" 738 Military Police Battalion on November 21, 1947. Bobby then went to work at the packing plant in Blackwell, Oklahoma in maintenance as a boiler and refrigeration technician. It was in this time period that he met Joy Marilyn Sibley and they married on February 11, 1953 in Perry, Oklahoma. Bobby and Joy moved to Del City, Oklahoma and started their family. Bobby and his family moved back to Blackwell in 1965 and eight years later they made the move to Wichita, Kansas. Bobby never missed a day of work except when he had a triple bypass in 1978. Bobby retired at age 63 from Dubuque Packing Company but kept busy in the refrigeration and boiler field until he found a new hobby, garage sales and estate sales. Bobby and Joy would meet friends for coffee and gossip nearly every morning before hitting the sales. This remained a big part of Bobby's life up until the last few months as age finally took its toll. He was a member of the American Legion Post 73 in Park City and was a huge Oklahoma University football and wrestling fan. Everyone who knew Bobby liked him and he was known as "one of the good guys". He will be truly missed by all.

Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 22 ^nd at Kansas Veterans Cemetery, 1208 N. College St, Winfield, Kansas. Condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerfhvc.com