Robert R. Mix

Robert R. Mix January 6, 1966 - January 26, 2025 Robert Rudolph Mix was born on January 6, 1966, to Marvin Loren and Marjorie Ann (Gunesch) Mix in Gold Beach, Oregon, and passed from this life at his home on Sunday, January 26, 2025. He was raised in Brookings, Oregon, a small coastal town on the California border. He attended Brookings-Harbor High School where he was on the track and basketball teams, student body vice president and editor of the school newspaper. He graduated in 1984 with numerous awards and honors. Rob had an insatiable love of history which led him to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point upon graduating from high school. He soon decided that a love of history was not enough of a reason to choose a military career and in fall of the same year he returned to Oregon, where he enrolled in Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University) in Ashland, Oregon. He graduated in 1988 with Bachelor degrees in History and Geography. At college he became acquainted with Campus Ambassadors. He attended their Bible studies and learned of God’s perfect and complete love for him. He acknowledged his own sinfulness and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior during his senior year. One result of this decision was Rob going on several mission trips to Central America and developing a passion for international missions. While in college Rob served as Resident Director in the dorms which led him to Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, after college where he also worked as Resident Director. In Salem, Rob joined First Baptist Church and became the intern for the singles group there. Thinking he might do ministry full-time he attended Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Rob met Carol Smith at church and they were married in September, 1993. The following year they moved to Portland and Rob earned a Graduate Certificate in the Bible from Multnomah Bible School. During the summers Rob served as Chaplain at the Cub Scout camp in Portland. In 1997, Rob and Carol moved to Carol’s hometown of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Rob received his teaching certificate and taught at West Middle School and Hilldale Middle School. Rob then took a job with the Veterans Administration Regional Office and became a compliance officer. Rob became very involved with First Baptist Church in Muskogee. He led Sunday school classes, helped develop a men’s ministry and served as a deacon. He had many interests and hobbies, including old trucks, movies, genealogy and World War II. Rob considered his greatest joys to be his daughters, Anna and Abigail (Abby). He was a wonderful, hands-on father, taking every opportunity to give his daughters life experiences that would broaden their knowledge of themselves, other people and the world. He attended their every performance/event and wanted to be present for every milestone in their lives. He was diligent to teach them of God’s love through the sacrifice of His son, Jesus, from the time they could crawl. Rob was a kind, compassionate, intentional, and gentle man. Rob was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Mix, and sister, Carol Mix Hittlet. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carol, daughters Anna and Abby, mother Marjorie Mix, brother Cloyd Mix, nephews Christopher and Rachel Hittlet, Joshua and Missy Hittlet, Isaac Hittlet and niece Amanda and Caleb Hoffman. A celebration of Rob’s life will be held at 4:00pm on Thursday, January 30, at First Baptist Church of Muskogee. In lieu of flowers, Rob can be honored with donations to the World Mission Fund at First Baptist Church or Donate Life America.