Bob was born in Oklahoma to Sam and Carrie Britton and passed away at the age of 77 in Modesto. Bob served in the United States Air Force from 1956-1960. He worked for Sears and Robuck Company for 20 years as a warehouseman in the 1960s and 70s, Memorial Medical Center during the 80s and 90s, and later worked for the Stanislaus County Ag Commissioners Office.