Class of 1948
1948 Maroon Spotlight
Robert Cress
Football 46-48, Basketball 46-48, Basketball Captain 47-48, Baseball 46-47, Annual Follies 47-48, Vice-President Student Council 47-48, Perryscope Editor 47-48.
1948 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Bob Cress, 18-year-old son of Claude Buck Cress, has had a full high school career, with plenty of activity crammed into four years.
Bob was born Feb. 23, 1930, and attended Okmulgee grade school prior to moving here. He is a member of the Senior Scouts and an honor student. Activities have included: vice president student council, 1947-48; Annual play, 1947-48; Junior Rotarian this year; Boy’s State 1946-47; Perryscope editor; band, 1943-44; captain of basketball team, 1947-48; football and basketball letterman, 1947-48 and 1946-47, respectively; baseball 1946-47; tennis and swimming.
He intends to study petroleum geology at Oklahoma A. & M. after graduating.
Bobby Joe “Bob” Cress
February 23, 1930 – December 9, 2007
Bobby Joe Cress, best known as Bob or B.J., passed away December 9, 2007. He was born in Okmulgee, OK on February 23, 1930, to Buck and Wilma Cress, who preceded him in death. He attended high school in Perry, OK and Oklahoma State University.
He worked many years in the oilfield industry, and was employed by Demco, an oilfield supply company, when he took a transfer and relocated his family in Houston. He established his own company, Crestex, Inc., in 1984 and sold it in 1996. Bob’s many interests included golf, football and bowling; he was a past member of Houston Bowling Association. He liked to travel and enjoyed many cruises throughout the years. Bob was dedicated to his family and friends, and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
Funeral service was held on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at Klein Funeral Home Champion Forest. Interment followed in Earthman Resthaven Cemetery in Houston, TX. The family requests memorial donations be made to the David Booth Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 2337, Mission, TX 78573.