Bob was born in Abington Hospital on March 9, 1942. Son of the late Ephraim and Irene (Keech) Walters. He was a graduate of the class of 1960 of Pennridge High School. After High School Bob attended Penn State University for Agriculture and Farming. Bob married the love of his life, Peggy Shive in March of 1961. They shared 58 wonderful years together.
Bob worked at Hobensack and Sons in Ivyland for a little over eighteen years before starting his own business, Pipersville Garden Center with his wife Peggy. He was a Scout Master or Ivyland Troop Sixty-Six for several years, and a member of the Ivyland Fire Company for Eighteen Years, Treasurer of the Plumstead Lions Club for Thirty-Four years and a member of the Victory Lodge I.O.O.F for Forty-Five Years. He was also a representative of the North East Equipment Dealer Association for Thirty years. Bob enjoyed giving back to his community and instilled those values in his children and grandchildren. He was also an avid hunter and enjoyed tinkering with his tractors at the farm.