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Robert Lee Klemme © Enid News and Eagle 06-28-2019 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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December 15, 1925 - June 25, 2019
A Celebration of Life service for Robert "Bob" Klemme will be 2PM, July 3, 2019, at Central Christian Church with Reverend Tom Stanley and Reverend Don Johnson officiating. Services are under the direction of Henninger~Hinson Funeral Home.
Robert Lee Klemme was born on a farm in Tillman County near Hollister, Oklahoma on December 15, 1925, and lived in Caddo County until August 1934, when his family moved to Enid. He attended Enid schools and graduated from Enid High School in 1943. He immediately joined the military and served 2 ½ years in the US Navy as an aviation ordinanceman and aerial gunner instructor. Upon receiving his honorable discharge following WWII, he was employed as a draftsman and salesman for The Long Bell Lumber Company in Enid for fifteen years. Following his employment with Long Bell, he worked as an insurance adjuster for General Adjustment Bureau for the next nineteen years. He was then employed as an independent insurance agent for the next thirteen years until his retirement. He was a long-time member of Central Christian Church and the Sooner Sunday school Class.
Prior to his retirement, Bob began his long-standing interest in the Chisholm Trail. In 1990, he began marking the exact path that the trail took across the state of Oklahoma. The trail was marked where it crossed each section line from Red River Station, Texas to Caldwell, Kansas. Bob spent countless hours constructing and setting over 400 concrete markers that each weighed approximately 200 pounds. The goal of the project was to create interest in this important trail and it was Bob's dream that someday it will become a National Historic Trail. Bob served on the board of the Oklahoma Historical Society from 1992 until 2007.
Bob has given countless talks to civic groups, bus trips, walking tours, and classrooms around the state about the Chisholm Trail over the past twenty years. He also received numerous awards; Enid High School "Pride of the Plainsman"; Enid "Walk of Fame"; Oklahoma Heritage Association "Distinguished Service Award"; Salvation Army "Chisholm Trail Heritage Award"; "Head of the Class" National Cowboy Symposium; "Wrangler Award" Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum; "American Cowboy Culture Award" National Cowboy Symposium 2006; and the Oklahoma History Hall of Fame, 2007.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Doris June Lukenbaugh Klemme; parents, John and Clissie (Marshall) Klemme; and sister, Betty Ruth Schmidt.
He is survived by son, Mike Klemme and wife, Suzanne and their three children, Ryan and Krystal Stoabs, Brett and Lindsey Klemme, and Paige Klemme, along with six great-grandchildren, Harper and Emery Stoabs, Kaitlyn, Hunter, Mason, and Kylee Klemme.
In addition to all the activities listed above, Bob was deeply involved with his family and all of their activities. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Godspeed, Grandad Bob. We love you!
In lieu of flowers, please contact your U.S. Congressional Representative to voice your support for making the Chisholm Trail a National Historic Trail.
Condolences may be made on-line at www.enidwecare.com
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