Robert (Bob) Ned Zimmerman was born on December 24, 1917 to Robert and Nellie Edman Zimmerman in Kossuth, Ohio. He passed away at Denton Regional Hospital on September 12, 2011 from complications due to pneumonia. His beloved son Bill and wife were present at the time of his passing. Bob served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Camp Hawse in Cooke County where he was Mess Sergeant. It was here that he met and married Jacqueline Marie Schmidt on May 13, 1944 and made Texas his permanent home. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Sister Carrie Mae and her husband Maurice Macklin, Brother Clarence Zimmerman and sister Ruby Jacobs. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Jackie, their son Bob and wife Debra of Freeland, Washington, and son Bill and wife Janice of The Colony. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren Randy, Ben, Jenny, Shannon and Paul; and 2 great-grandsons Cameron and Hunter; sister-in-law Joyce Zimmerman and brother-in-law Warren Jacobs; nieces and nephews.

Bob's visionary spirit led to his dream of providing metro bus service in Denton. He was the owner and operator of the City Transit Busline in the early 1950's, which provided city wide transportation prior to the industrialized era when automobile ownership rose and this service seemed obsolete. Bob was a man of integrity and delivered milk for Brooke's Dairy; drove for Trailways Busline, served as an officer with the Denton Police Department. He retired from the Texas Highway Department.

Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust in Denton is in charge of funeral arrangements. Family night is scheduled for Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral home with services are at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Buddy Owens, Officiating, with burial services immediately following at the Valley View Cemetery in Valley View, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Christian Community Action Center of Lewisville (ccahelps.org) or Denton County Child Advocacy Center (cadc.org) in Mr. Zimmerman's honor. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Ardent Hospice of Flower Mound and to Cami, Veronica and aides at the Sterling House.