Robert Ping was born April 2, 1969 at Danville, Illinois to Kenneth and Diana Morris Ping. He married Wanda Hastings on June 9, 1996 at Tom Bean, Texas. He died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the age of 40 years in Sherman, Texas.
Robert was the Automotive Fleet Manager for Verizon in Sherman. He was a member of the Kentuckytown Baptist Church in Whitewright. Robert was a loving husband and father. He will be greatly missed.
He is survived by wife, Wanda Ping of Whitewright; son, David Bruce Ping of Whitewright; son, Christopher Robert Ping of Howe; daughter, Danielle Catherine Ping of Howe; mother, Diana Ping of Whitewright; father, Kenneth Ping of Tom Bean; sister, Cathy Pugh of Tom Bean; sister, Becky Mitchell of Whitewright; sister, Rachel Phillips of Savoy; grandmother, Marjorie Downey of Van Alstyne; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Kentuckytown Baptist Church, Whitewright, Texas. Officiating the service will be Rev. Rodney Stanford. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Whitewright, Texas.
Family and friends are invited to the funeral home at their convenience on Friday to pay their respects and to sign the register book. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Friday, June 26, 2009 from 6-8pm at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Whitewright, Texas.