POTEAU - Bob E. Gilstrap, 68, of Poteau died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, in Poteau. He was born March 2, 1933, in Cameron. He was an Army veteran and owned and operated Bob's Apco Station for 17 years and retired from the Post Office as a rural carrier for 30 years and was a member of Church of Christ. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Church of Christ with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy; two daughters, Jeana Stone and Luana Gilstrap, both of Poteau; four sisters, Waunita Sterling, Lavada McKenzie and Patsy Qualls, all of Poteau, and Bettie Vick of Bixby, Okla.; two brothers, Garland Gilstrap of Pontiac, Mich., and Phillip Gilstrap of Okmulgee, Okla.; and two grandchildren.
