Robert Edward Moore

Robert E. Moore of Gravette, Ark.,died on February 22, 2021. Mr. Moore was born on May 22, 1936, in Phoenix, Ariz.,to Willis and Lois Moore. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Barbara, of the home. He served in the USMC Reserves from May 1954 to June 1966, rising to the rank of "buck" Sergeant in the heavy equipment/combat engineers unit of the 9th Engineer Company, USMCR Phoenix, Ariz.. He was an agricultural engineer, degree from the University of Arizona. His career started with the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association in September 1959 until 1966 as an Assistant Engineer and then Manager of Irrigation. In 1972 he was the Manager of the Santa Ana Watershed Planning Agency, Riverside, Calif. In 1978 Bob became the Executive Vice President of the Arizona AgriBusiness Council in Phoenix. In 1986 Mr. Moore, with his wife Barbara, started their private consulting business, Resource Management Associates,in Phoenix then Gravette, Ark. In 1990 and 1992 Mr. Moore was appointed to the re-activated Benton County Regional Development Authority as Secretary and, in 1996, as Water Coordinator. Bob retired in 2002. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents, two sons; Baby Bruce and Brian (Sgt. USMC) He is survived by his wife, Barbara, of the home, son, Col Keith Moore (USMC ret) and wife, Mandy; and his daughter, Brenna. Bob is also very proud of his four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Moore was a member of the United Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs, Ark. No funeral service is planned at this time. Donations may be made to Peoria, AZ Historical Museum; Gravette, Ark. American Legion Post #25; Bella Vista, Ark. Veterans Wall of Honor, or a charity of your choice. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com.