Bobby Ray Salmon

Bobby Ray Salmon was born May 6, 1932 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the age of 91. He attended Muskogee Public Schools, dropping out in the 11th grade to marry Geraldine “Bunny” McKee, whom he was married to for 57 years until Bunny passed away. Bobby’s favorite hobbies were hunting and fishing. He even talked Bunny into going frog hunting while she was 8 months pregnant with Toni. He was a jack of all trades. He could ponder a problem and figure out a way to fix it. He was a hard worker; taking on different jobs to support his family, including cutting and selling wood, picking pecans to sell, and raising rabbits as well as a small herd of cows. When the kids were young, he brought home an inner tube out of an earth mover and aired it up for the kids to jump on like a trampoline. They would even climb inside the tire center, hold onto the valve stem, and roll down the hill into their pond. His idea of a vacation was taking the family camping at the lake or river. Bob was often said to look like Elvis in his younger years and even had one young girl call him Elvis. He was mischievous and liked to play pranks on people. One time a friend was visiting who was afraid of snakes. Bob had killed a 6-foot black snake earlier in the day and had Barbara stretch it across the front porch. The friend followed Bob outside, saw the snake, and totally cleared the 5-foot porch. Bob worked hard at impressing the value of hard work and timeliness on his kids. His passing will leave a void in the lives of his family and friends. He will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine “Bunny” (McKee) Salmon; son, David Lee Salmon; parents, George and Ida (Palmer) Salmon; sisters, Georgia (Jay) Crossland and Opal (Chuck) Fugate; brothers, E. L. “Sonny” Salmon and J. W. Salmon. Bob is survived by his children, Toni (Dave) Leach of Wagoner, Barbara (Larry) Harlen of Tahlequah, Pat (Shelly) Salmon of Muskogee; sister-in-law, Delores Metzger; grandchildren, Shawn Salmon, Scott Salmon, Angela Wilson, Eric Salmon, Shannon Alley, Sheila Lawson, Karla Rice, Jeff Harlen, Michelle Harlen, Penny Patrick, Trisha Salmon, Jadyn Salmon, and Hunter Kaiser; 28 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren; along with other loved ones and friends. Bobby’s life will be celebrated at 2PM, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Daniel Milligan officiating. A private interment is planned with Jeff Harlen, Hunter Kaiser, Scott Salmon, Michael Rice, Shawn Salmon, and Dustin Salmon serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Salmon, Curtis Salmon, Steve Salmon, Dwayne Gilbert, and Eric Salmon.

Bobby Ray Salmon

May 6, 1932 - March 16, 2024