Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery.
Mr. Utley passed away November 23, 2022, in Greenville. He was born June 28, 1940, in Hopkins County, to Earl & Nellie Lorine Harris Utley. Bobby spent most of his life in Dallas, then the last 20 years in Bonham, before moving to Greenville. Mr. Utley owned/operated several full-service filling stations in Oak Cliff, then drove a gasoline truck for many years. Bobby is preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Dustin Smith; brother, Thomas Utley; mother of his children, Jannie Utley; and son-in-law, Richard “Smitty” Smith.
Survivors include four sons, Danny Utley of Red Oak, Bobby “Sam” Utley of Cedar Creek Lake, Terry “Doogle” Utley of Hurst-Euless-Bedford, and Jodee Utley of Athens; two daughters, Kimberley Smith of Greenville, and Tracy Hoots of Athens; sister, Mary Lou Friddle of Forney; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Shawn Smith, Jodee Utley, Michael Smith, Paige Humphreys, and Shonna LeMay.
The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to services on Monday at the funeral home.
