Bobbie and Don were inseparable and set a great example of what a happy marriage and happy family should look like. She was a constant supporter of any activity that involved her children or grandchildren. She was an excellent cook who always had dinner and a homemade dessert waiting in the kitchen. In their later years, she and Don were members at Green Valley Baptist Church and spent countless hours quietly serving in the Clothes Closet Ministry.īobbie was a stay-at-home mom who treasured this responsibility. They were members at South Roebuck Baptist Church where Bobbie spent many years teaching 5-year-old Sunday School. Together they established a home rooted in faith with their 3 children. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be greatly missed.īobbie was married to Donald (Don) Sample for 69 years.

Memorial donations in John’s honor may be directed to the Doe Family Charitable Foundation at 4321 123rd Street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Ĭondolences may be left directly to the family by visiting under Obituaries.Bobbie Joyce Lee Sample, age 89, of Hoover, Alabama went to be with the Lord on March 31, 2023. John enjoyed playing golf, researching family history, and time spent with his family. He was a member of the Iowa Association of Mechanical Engineers and the International Association of Mechanical Engineering. John founded the Doe Engineering Company and operated for over 32 years. He graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids and later attended Iowa State University in Ames and received his degree in Mechanical Engineering. John was born April 25, 1931, in Davenport, Iowa and his family moved to Cedar Rapids when he was young.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Janet (Dyson) brother, James Doe and sister, Juliette Dodds. His family includes his wife of 57 years, Jane two children, son James (June) Doe of Cedar Falls and daughter Jamie (Jordan) Dawson of Des Moines four grandchildren, Julie (Jack) Duke of Sioux City, Jackie Doe of Iowa City, and Jason (Jodie) Doe of Mason City sister-in-law, Josephine Donovan of Dubuque and several nieces and nephews. on Saturday, April 30, 2005, at the Community Center at 1234 1st Street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

A memorial service to celebrate John’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. John Robert Doe, 75, of Cedar Rapids, died on Sunday, April 24, 2005, in his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness.

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