Robert Ovington Dunn

Mr. Robert Ovington Dunn Mr. Robert Ovington Dunn, 76, formerly of Bartlesville, died at 9:50 P.M. on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his home in Ardmore. Funeral services for Mr. Dunn will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rick Baggett of the First Presbyterian Church in Ardmore officiating. Following cremation, interment will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial funds have been established and those who wish may send their contributions to Cross Timbers Hospice, 207 C N.W., Ardmore, Oklahoma, 73401 or to OU Children’s Hospital, c/o Children’s Hospital Volunteers, 1200 Everett Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104. Mr. Dunn was born in Alliance, Ohio on September 24, 1934. He is the son of Robert Seth and Genevieve Anne (Ovington) Dunn. While growing up in Salem, Ohio he was a Boy Scout and graduated from Salem High School. He then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he was the principal trumpet player for the Cornell University Band. He graduated in 1957 with a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering. During his time at Cornell, he was a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity where he served as Master Alchemist for two years. He was married to Marilyn Gene Dodge on December 27, 1957 in Salem, Ohio. Bob and Marilyn established their home in Bartlesville where Bob had began employment with Phillips Petroleum Company. Bob was active as a Chemical Engineer with Phillips until his retirement in 2000 and he continued as a contract engineer for another 10 years. During his employment with Phillips Petroleum Company, Bob was instrumental in the development and commercialization of the STAR process which was eventually sold to Krupp Engineering. Following his retirement, Bob and Marilyn established their retirement home on Grand Lake at Grove, Oklahoma. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville where he had been an Elder as well as a Sunday School teacher. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed the outdoors and reading. Bob also played trumpet in the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra and set a family precedent of music education which extended to his children and grandchildren. He was very family oriented, and enjoyed spending most of his free time visiting family in Ardmore and Peoria, Illinois. Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn in 2003. He is survived by one son, Robert Ovington Dunn Jr. and his wife Karen of Peoria, Illinois, two daughters, Dr. Barbara Dunn Nightengale, her husband Dr. Doug Nightengale and Diana Dunn all of Ardmore, Oklahoma, one brother, Wendell Dunn of Salem, Ohio, five grandchildren, Seth Nightengale, Wil Nightengale and Emma Nightengale, Rasheed Alhassan and Aisha Alhassan and two great grandchildren. In addition to his wife, Mr. Dunn was preceded in death by his parents. PDF Printable Version

Robert Ovington Dunn

September 24, 1934 - June 23, 2011