Robert Matlock

Robert "Bobby" Clinton Matlock, 64, passed away on December 1, 2012, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas (AR) following a lengthy illness. He was born in Salinas, CA on November 16, 1948 to the late Charles Matlock and Bonnie Sue Weekes and was a resident of Salinas for 62 years. He spent the last 2 years in the care of his sister Leisa and family in Jacksonville, AR. He was a generous and kind-hearted person. He liked to make Dart Guns and Bow & Arrows. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, and fishing. He worked as a Cement Mason and also worked for the Salinas Valley Wax Paper Company for many years. Bobby was a member of the First Baptist of Gravel Ridge Church in Jacksonville, AR. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Merle and Lucille Peugh, and his brother Michael Allen Detwiler. He leaves to cherish his loving memory his daughter, Toni Renee Matlock, of Salinas, CA: brother Paul (Linda) Detwiler, of Modesto, CA; sister Leisa (Frank) Lopez of Jacksonville, AR; and uncle James Peugh; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be greatly missed. Visitation will be Thursday, December 6, 2012 1-9pm at Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas, CA 93905. Graveside Services will be held on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 2:30 PM at the Garden of Memories, 850 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA 93901.