Good looking Heavy is a
friend to all
Was a leading player in
our football
A "Favorite" in the
Junior Class
He's made love to many
a lass

The Carrollton Chronicle Chronicle; Friday, January 26, 1945

OBITUARY

SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER CARROLLTON MAYOR MCINNISH

Funeral services were held today for former Carrollton mayor Robert McInnish, 62, who died  of a heart attack Sunday while driving on State Hwy 154 near Gilmer.

McInnish's funeral was set for 10 a.m. in Loyd Funeral Chapel of Gilmer. A Masonic graveside service w ill be held at Hilltop Cemetery in Carrollton.

Carrollton's development from a cozy country town to a bustling  center of commerce and suburban homebuilding can largely be attributed to the prolific changes in municipal government that  occurred during McInnish's tenure of service as mayor, from 1958 until 1972.

During the years he served as mayor, Carrollton adopted a charter and established the council-manager form of government (1961), approved a comprehensive zoning ordinance (1962), implemented a master plan for development (1964), and passed bond elections that funded construction for the current City Hall, fire stations and recreation centers. In his honor the McInnish Sports Complex in Carrollton was dedicated.

Born in Durant, Okla., McInnish was a plumbing contractor and builder in Carrollton. The former mayor moved here as a child, and graduated old Carrollton High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

McInnish was elected to the City Council in 1956. In 1976 he moved his business in Gilmer.

Survivors include  his wife, Evelyn McInnish of Gilmer; a daughter, Peggy Corbin of Lewisville; a son, Pat McInnish of Carrollton; two sisters, Myrtle Cole of Lake Whitney and Marie Mardy of Massachusetts; a brother, H. H. McInnish of Carrollton; and three grandchildren.

Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Rites set for Robert McInnish

Services for Robert J. (Heavy) McInnish, former mayor of Carrollton and semi-retired contractor-developer, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer, Upshur County. A masonic graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hilltop Cemetery in Carrollton.
McInnish, 62, died of a heart attack at his home Sunday.
A native of Durant, Okla., McInnish moved to Carrollton as a small boy. In 1939, he graduated from Carrollton High School, now DeWitt Perry Jr. High School. He was elected mayor of Carrollton in 1958 after serving on the Carrollton City Council from 1956 until 1958. He left office in 1973.
In 1948, he started McInnish Plumbing and Construction Co. He sold the company in 1973 and moved to Gilmer.
McInnish had served on the board of directors of the Carrollton Chamber of Commerce as president of Region 13 of the Texas Municipal League and a member of its board of directors.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy and received a distinguished medal of honor for valor in 1943.
He was a 32nd degree Mason of the James A. Smith Masonic Lodge No. 395 in Carrollton.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; a son, Pat McInnish of Carrollton; a daughter, Peggy Corbin of Lewisville, Denton County; two sisters, Myrtle Cole of Lake Whitney, McLennan County and Marie Hardy of Northhampton, Mass; a brother, H. H. McInnish of Carrollton, and three grandchildren.

The Dallas Morning News - Tuesday, February 21, 1984

ROBERT J McINNISH
MARCH 24, 1921 - FEB. 19, 1984

Hilltop Memorial Park, Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas