Harry Robert ‘Bob’ Shryock

Harry Robert ‘Bob’ Shryock, 73, Joplin, passed away May 3, 2020 at his home after an illness.
Shryock was born March 8, 1947 in Monett to the late Harry A. Shryock and Pauline A. McKenna Shryock and lived in Joplin most of his life.
He attended McAuley High School for two years and graduated from Pierce City High School in 1965. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Missouri Southern State College in 1969. He worked as a staff accountant for the firm of Myers, Scarbrough and Baker, CPA’s for a short time before he enlisted with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam war from 1969-1973.
Following his service, he joined Vickers, Inc., where he served in various financial capacities over the next 14  years.  In 1988, he took over as controller for Gilmore Broadcasting Corporation, a position he held for many years. He retired in 2017 from the Workforce Investment Board in Joplin after serving since 2010 as the fiscal manager.
He was a lifelong dedicated member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Joplin. He married Jeanne M. Prince, in 1969 in Joplin; she survives.
Additional survivors include: daughters, Terri (Don)Peters of Oklahoma City, Okla., Lisa (Jason) Stewart of, Joplin; son, Bob (Crystal) Shryock of Joplin; brother, Kenneth Shryock of Pierce City; sisters, Mary Stark of Kansas City, Jo Ann Gunter of Kaufman, Texas; and eight grandchildren.
Services are planned for Friday at noon at Parker Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at Parker Mortuary.