Robert Donald (Bob) McAllister, age 76, a Destin resident, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2021 at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Miramar Beach, Florida. He was born on September 25, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa. In the early years of his run, Mr. McAllister often worked with his faithful sidekick, Chauncey, a ventriloquist's dummy to whom he owed his entire career. [1] In the fall of 1978, McAllister briefly returned to children's television as the host/performer and interviewer of ABC TV's Kids Are People Too, a show that took its name from the title of McAllister's closing Wonderama theme. Bob enjoyed fishing, golfing, and hunting and he especially loved playing his banjo and ukulele for his grandchildren. Robert McAllister Obituary (1955 - 2022) - Legacy Remembers The two were almost immediately inseparable, choosing each other every day of their over 32 years together.
Almost every Sunday, Rob and Cassie would have an Oasis Day where they would sit on their deck and sip coffee while Rob read her nearly his entire Facebook feedout loud. C6-Zero expected shingle recycling to yield 1,800 barrels of oil a day, Profits could have run into the tens of millions, figures in documents from an EPA investigation of C6-Zero, obtained by the Register, indicate, How to watch the Big Ten and Big 12 wrestling tournaments this weekend. 2023 Woodside Funeral Homes. Robert A. McAllister, 77, Passed away on December 21, 2022; loving husband of Bernardine "Bernie" McAllister for 45 yrs. He also found the time to host a few children's television specials for WNEW-TV during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was united in marriage to Cassie Carns in Hopeville, Iowa in 1995. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Robert "Bob" McAllister, age 77, of Springdale, Ark., passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Login or Sign-up to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free! https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/22/arts/bob-mcallister-63-tv-host-and-magician.html. to the family or plant a tree The "Bob and Chauncey Show" paired McAllister with a wise-cracking dummy ("Chauncey"). He graduated from high school in . Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Robert was born September 24, 1929 in the Bronx, New York to Robert F. and Mabel (Schmidt) McAllister. I had no idea I could win this tournament, but I guess this was just my day., In 1962, McCallister didnt win but did turn in a second- and a third-place finish on his way to a 44th-place showing on the money list. . After his Army stint, he won his first pro title, the Paul Bunyan Open in Orono, Maine, in 1960, defeating Tony Lema at Penobscot Valley Golf Club to earn a $2,000 payday. Recommend Robert's obituary to your friends. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. The less you Heimer, the more you Fingel. Would you like to offer Bob McAllisters loved ones a condolence message? Jeff Giddens and Rev. Find an Obituary. Info 630-852-8000 or www.westsuburbanfh.com . Survivors include his wife of over 62 years, Louise Jones McAllister of Abbeville, AL, 2 daughters, Beth (David) Melling of Prattville, AL and Patricia (Yancey) McCalla of Abbeville, AL, a brother, Tom (JoAnn) McAllister of Tucker, GA, 3 grandchildren, Madeline, Harrison and Gracelyn, step-grandchild, Caleb (Ru) McCalla, a step-great grandchild, Kaia Simpson and many nieces and nephews.