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Marshall Foch Robnett
18 Mar 1918 – 28 Nov 1967
| Birth | 18 Mar 1918 |
| Death | 28 Nov 1967 |
| Cemetery | Old Klondike Cemetery Klondike , Delta County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Leigh Moseman on 03 Oct 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138333065 |
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Texas Corporal US Army WWII. Robnett Funeral - Last rites for Marshall F. Robnett, 49, of Dallas, formerly of Klondike, who was All-American football end of 1940, will be held here in First Methodist Church Thursday at 2 p.m. and burial made in Klondike Cemetery by Delta Funeral Home. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Joe Boyd of Baytown, who was tackle on the same team with Robnett when Texas A&M won the Southwest Conference title in 1939. The pallbearers will be other teammates. Robnett starred as a Cooper High School player and attended East Texas State before entering Texas A&M. After WWII Navy service, Robnett played with the Chicago Cardinals, until a knee injury retired him. He had been in the construction business in Dallas since then and died Tuesday in the Veterans Hospital there. He was born in Klondike March 8, 1918, son of William F. and Nancy Iona Alley Robnett. He is survived by six sisters and brothers: Miss Myrtle Robnett, Mrs. C. R. Thompson, N. J. and Carroll Robnett all of Lubbock, Hoyl Robnett of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Ed Robnett of Midland. ___________________________________________________________________________________ From the San Antonio Express Ex - A&M Star Dies at 49 DALLAS (AP) - Services for Marshall Foch Robnett, 49, named an All-America football player while at Texas A&M, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church in Cooper, Burial will be in the cemetery at Klondike. Robnett died early Tuesday at the Veterans' Hospital in Dallas of lung cancer. Robnett played high school football at Cooper and attended East Texas State before transferring to A&M, where he was an All-Southwest Conference player in 1939 and 1940. He was named to the All-America team in 1940. He was in the Navy during World War II and later played pro football with the Chicago Cardinals until a knee injury forced his retirement. He had been in the construction business for a number of years prior to his death. San Antonio Express, November 29, 1967, Page 38. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-express-obituary-for-marshal/140624693/ : accessed February 9, 2024), clip page for Obituary for Marshall Foch Robnett
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- Verna Rilla Robnett Murphy 1905–1960
- Myrtle Elizabeth Robnett 1908–1987
- Nolan J. Robnett 1911–2000
- Carroll Sherman Robnett 1915–1985
- William Edward "Buddy" Robnett Sr 1920–1990
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