Robert D. 'Bob' Lamm

ROBERT D. "BOB" LAMM

Mount Pleasant

Robert D. "Bob" Lamm, 76, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Dec.

24, 2019, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.

Open visitation will be

held from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Trey Hegar officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Gifts of love and friendship may be given to Fellowship Cup or Mount Pleasant Athletic Boosters.

Online condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com.

Born Dec. 21, 1943, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Robert was the son of Delbert Chester "Bill" and Louise Annetta (Rauscher) Lamm. "Pup" was a 1962 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. Following high school, Bob attended Northeast Missouri State College. For several years, he served in the Iowa National Guard. In 1965, he married Julie Anderson. Together, they owned and operated the Dream Drive-In from 1971 to 1975. In 1977, Bob married Tammy Kiersey. For more than 20 years, he managed Dickey's Prairie Home and Maid Rite, where he enjoyed socializing with his many friends that stopped by. On Dec. 28, 2001, Bob married Debra L. Whaley at the Presbyterian Church. The couple moved from Mount Pleasant, where Bob began working and traveling for Wal-Mart.

Bob loved sports and served as a basketball official for many years. He was instrumental in starting the Iowa Wesleyan College Booster Club. As a young man, he drove stock cars, and eventually became the public address announcer for Lee County Speedway for 10 years. Most importantly, he followed his children and grandchildren in their many activities both on and off the sports field.

Being community minded, Bob started the first community Thanksgiving dinner which has grown in popularity over the years. He was a Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce member and belonged to Mount Pleasant Golf and Country Club.

Along with his wife, Debra, Bob is survived by eight children, Stephenie Lamm of Monticello, Iowa, Terry (Buffy) Lamm of Fort Myers, Fla., Josh (Shelly) Lamm of Cumming, Ga., Scot (Jennifer) Lamm of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Tanis Whaley of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Chevas Walgren of Grove, Okla., Chaz Gogel of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and Chase Gogel of Bentonville, Ark. He also is survived by a brother, Don (Donna) Lamm of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and 12 grandchildren.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Delbert Lamm.