Robert H Dovenmuehle

Robert Henry Dovenmuehle

90 a resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas, passed away September 13, 2014 at North Hills Lifecare and Rehab. in Fayetteville. He was born July 9, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of August F. and Louise Steger Dovenmuehle.

Robert held many professional positions including: Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University '53-'65, Director of Mental Health Programs Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education '65-'66, Professor of Psychiatry University of Missouri School of Medicine KC '66-'69, Executive Director of Dallas County MHMR '69-'75, Clinical Director for Guilford Co. Mental Health Center '75-'76 and owned his private practice in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1976 until his retirement as well as a Psychiatric Consultant for Hughes Home in Danville, Virginia from '83 until his retirement.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Helen Payne, his daughter Nancy and one grandson Andy Belew.

He is survived by two sons, Marcus Dovenmuehle and Robert Dovenmuehle and wife Dianna of Statesville, North Carolina; three daughters Lois Belew of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Susan Davis and husband George of Oxford, Ohio, Helen Dovenmuehle of Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren, Justin Belew, Justin Dovenmuehle, Angelica Dovenmuehle, Alexander Dovenmuehle, Zachary Davis and Jacob Davis; seven great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held Monday, September 15, 2014 - 1:00 P.M. at Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, with burial in Our Redeemer Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.