Whitmore

Robert Whitmore, 59, of Milano died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at his home.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at First Baptist Church in Rockdale.

Visitation will be prior to and after services at the church. Mr. Whitm ore was born on Nov. 6, 1962, in Gatesville to Earl and Dixie (Whisenant) Whitmore.

He married Cynthia Whitmore on May 11, 1985.

Mr. Whitmore was a 1981 graduate of Rockdale High School and also attended TSTC, ACC Fire Academy and Temple College.

He was a retired firefighter / EMT for the City of Taylor and the City of Hutto, serving the cities for 23 years.

After his retirement he worked as a security guard for Alcoa for three years and for Texas Propane for four years.

Mr. Whitmore was a member of Black Jack Baptist Church and served as a deacon.

He was a member of the Milano Volunteer Fire Department and a former member of the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department.

He loved to find and take photos of fire trucks, tractors and barns.

Mr. Whitmore was preceded in death by his father, Earl Whitmore; paternal grandparents, Robert and Alta Whitmore; and maternal grandparents, T.C. and Ruby Whisenant.

Survivors are his wife, Cindy Whitmore of Milano; his mother, Dixie Whitmore of Rockdale; his brother, Roger Whitmore and wife Jessie of Rockdale; his parents- in-law, Clarence and Joan Davenport Jr. of Milano; and his brother-in-law, Gerald Davenport and wife Vivian of Rockdale; also, a number of nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Milano Volunteer Fire Department or to Black Jack Baptist Church.