Allow me to share the stories of three of my favorite legislative colleagues. Two of these gentlemen are retiring from the Alabama House of Representatives this year, and one passed
Bobby Ray Wortman, 87, of Stuttgart passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Springhill Baptist in North Little Rock.
Bob was born Jan. 27, 1934, in Stuttgart, Arkansas, the third child of William H. and Annis Wortman. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Kay, a sister Donna Watts, sister-in-law, Geneva Wortman, brothers-in-law Eugene Schroder, Harry Craig, T.C. Watts and Van Baker, nephew, Donald Wortman, and great-niece, Elizabeth Craig.
Surviving him are brother, William D. Wortman of Stuttgart; sister, Shirley Baker of Cabot; sister-in-law, Sue Schroder of Stuttgart; brother-in-law, Ray Bohanan and wife Marie of Stuttgart; and several nieces and nephews.