Obituary

  DAVENPORT -- Funeral services and Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Joseph "Bob" Panther, a resident of Davenport will be 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Davenport. Burial will be in the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation will be today from 3-7 p.m. at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. The family invites you to join them for a family Rosary at 3 p.m. There will be a Prayer Service offered at 7 p.m.
  Bob died peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2003, at home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 31, 1947, in Davenport, a son of Everett Maurice and Mary Anne (Bailey) Panther. He married Frances Hart on July 31, 1971, in Davenport. He was a graduate of Assumption High School, Class of 1965. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. Bob was an employee of the Rock Island Arsenal for many years, where he was a machinist. He was a NASCAR enthusiast and enjoyed fishing and golfing. Memorials can be made to the church or to Hospice of VNA.
  Survivors include his mother, Mary Panther, Davenport; a sister and brother-in-law, Sally and Allan McCord, Kent, Wash.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael Panther, Bettendorf and his fiancée, Mary Knox; John and Julie Panther, Davenport; Tim and Debbie Panther, Sterling Heights, Mich.; Phillip Panther, Long Grove, Iowa; and Kieran and Loretta Panther, St. Louis, Mo.; and many loving nieces and nephews. His father, Everett and a nephew, Jimmy Panther, preceded him in death. May they rest in peace.
(Quad-city Times, Monday, July 14, 2003)