Robert “Bobbie” Charles Waldrup was born on August 20th, 1924 in Lake Como, Mississippi. His parents were Robert Furman Waldrup Sr. and Mary “Ludie” Lucinda Holder Waldrup. He had four sisters and two brothers. His family lived on Star Route in Lake Como on a farm that his dad owned. Bobbie started working on the farm when he was only a teenager. Bobbie attended grade school at Bay Springs Elementary and completed the 8th grade. He was also a member of Holder's Methodist Church.
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