Bob Nall

March 21,1943 - Janary 2, 2019

     Robert (Bob) H. Nall Jr, age 75, died on  January 2, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces after a short illness. Bob was born in 1943 in Newton, Iowa to Hazel and Bob Nall Sr. 
    Bob graduated from Marshalltown High School in Marshalltown, Iowa.

      He worked in the seed business, advertising, and owned several bars over the years. He owned a construction company for a while.

     His greatest love, however, was cars. He owned many and changed motors in them and customized them and painted them.

     In high school in Iowa, he and his friends would jump over the fence at a local junkyard and steal parts. Bob also loved to talk, mostly about old cars. He liked to crack stupid jokes and loved to laugh.

     In 1998 he was the second inductee into the New Mexico Hot Rod Hall of Fame.
     Bob is survived by his wife Kathy Nall of Las Cruces, who he married in Las Cruces in 1982. They drove a 1923 Model T to a big car event in St Paul, Minnesota for their honeymoon. We were a lot younger then!

     Bob is also survived by his son Chad (and Deedee) Nall of Las Cruces, his sister Peggy Paul of Des Moines, Iowa, his brother Kirk (and Frieda) Nall of Las Cruces and his brother Kipp (and Sara) Nall of Caballo. Bob has one grandson, Chad Nall, Jr, who lives in California.
     Bob is preceded in death by his son Todd Nall of Carlsbad and his brother-in-law Dennis Paul of Des Moines, Iowa.
     Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, January 8 at 1:00 PM at Getz Funeral Home, 1410 E. Bowman Ave. Las Cruces, NM 88001.
     Arrangements with Getz Funeral Home, 1410 E. Bowman Ave. Las Cruces, NM 88001. Please visit www.GetzCares.com to sign the local online guest book.

     To send flowers to the family of Robert Henry Nall, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

    For those that knew my Dad and wish to join us at his celebration of life ceremonies.. they will be held at Getz funeral home on 1410 Bowman ave. Tuesday Jan 8th at 1PM.

     Please feel free to drive your hot rods and customs. That is how we remember Dad and know he would like that.

     So, come join us for swapping stories and remembering Dad the way he was, a jokester.

     Feel free to reach out to either me or Kathy if you need any more info.

     Thank you for being a part of Dads life!!

Chad

Bob and Kathy    August 1, 2018

Bob and Kathy at our 50th class reunion

"Me, Todd and Chad (my two sons) a long time ago.  Before the chrome hair."

Kathy and Bob at the NSRA appreciation day and Adult Toy Factory open house.

Family photo 1980

"The 20' evergreen was too big, so I trimmed it. This tree should fill in nicely.  What a saw."

Bob and Kathy's "Adult Toy Factory"

in Las Cruces, New Mexico

(The "Adult Toy Factory" has a really cool website, the web address is below.  It gives the history of the factory and many, many other neat things.)

http://atfhotrodparts.com/

A great tribute to Bob.