Robert E. "Bob" Boulton passed away Oct. 15, 2015, at John Cochran's VA Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 76. Born Feb. 19, 1939, in St. Louis, to the late Louis and Ira Evelyn Bird Boulton, he was a U.S. Army veteran and river boat pilot. Survivors include: two daughters, Angella Ephrain of Sikeston and Melissa Recker of New Madrid; one son, Robert Dave Boulton of Marion, Ill.; four sisters, Elizabeth Higgerson of East Prairie, Hazel Allred of New Madrid and Peggy Rice and Fran Milward of Sikeston; four grandchildren, Trey Recker of New Madrid, Mallory Recker of Nashville, Rachel Kyle of Sikeston and Seth Boulton of Marion, Ill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Morgan Recker. No services are scheduled at this time.