He was born to Frederick William and Ardel R. (Young) Bushey on August 4, 1938, in St. Albans, Vermont, and died Monday, April 23, 2007, at his home in Enid.

            He grew up in St. Albans and attended schools there. He then served in the United States Air Force, stationed at Vance Air Force Base in 1958. On October 23, 1958, he married Nora Lee Black in Enid, where they made their home. He was employed at Goldspot Dairy, until they moved to Massachusetts in 1960. He worked as a foreman in the textile industry in Holyoke, MA. He later moved back to St. Albans, VA, before moving to Enid in 2000.

            Robert is survived by three sons, Dennis Bushey of Enid, Roland William Bushey of Galveston, Texas, and Larry Allen Bushey of Yukon; two daughters, Eileen Diane Brakhage of Enid, and Brenda Lee Harris of Enid; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leo Bushey of Tampa, Florida and Roger Bushey of St. Albans, VT; and three sisters, Irene Blevins of St. Albans, VT, Teresa Arsenault of Tupperlake, NY, and Arthella Working of Indiana.

            He is preceded in death by his parents and twelve brothers and sisters.

            Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation - Heart Division.