Robert Mcconnell, Sr.

A loving husband, father and grandfather, he passed away on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Massillon, Ohio, on May 17, 1936, and traveled around the world but had made Baton Rouge his home since 1978. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Carmen Gladys Candelaria McConnell; two daughters, April McConnell Hayne and husband Grant, and Gloria McConnell West and husband David; son, Robert E. McConnell Jr. and wife Amber; and grandchildren, Katie, Emily and Nathan McConnell, Sophie and Noah Hayne, Summer and Lindsey West and Kathlyn and Emily Capone. Also survived by his brother, Allen; and sisters, Janet, Wanda, Norma and Opal. Preceded in death by his mother, Marcella Wurtz; father, Oliver McConnell; and sister, Ruth Ann. Bob served his country as a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in Thailand and Korea, and was honorably discharged in 1980. He worked for the state of Louisiana for 10 years and retired as an agent with the Department of Probation and Parole. In retirement, he was an accomplished poet and an actor in several productions with the Baton Rouge Little Theater and Ascension Parish Theater, along with several movie and television commercial appearances. He was a proud member of the St. Andrews Society of Baton Rouge, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the Baton Rouge Fraternal Order of Police and Broadmoor Presbyterian Church. He also served as an East Baton Rouge Parish Election Commissioner and loved to read to his little buddy at Buchanan Elementary School. The family would like to offer our sincere gratitude to the staffs of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Hospice of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service at 10:30 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Hawley L. Wolfe. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
57:30pm 868 9:3010:30am

Service

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
10:30am

Cemetery

Resthaven Gardens of Memory
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816