Robert (Bob) Willis Batton

Robert (Bob) Willis Batton was born September 8,1927.This kind and gentle soul passed away quietly on March 3, 2012 at home with his daughter Pamela and her husband, Ken at his side, at the age of 84 years old. Robert, or Bob, as most called him, was born in Duvall, WA to Charles and Mable Batton, and made his home in the Snoqualmie Valley for most of his life. Bob was a veteran of both WWII and the Korean War. He retired from the Snoqualmie Weyerhaueser Mill, as the Superintendent of Power House Operations, then leaving briefly to continue working at Hardel’s Mill in Olympia for a period. Bob, is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Jacqueline Marie Batton (Penaluna); sons, Randy Carl and Thomas Eugene; also brothers, Leroy, Bruce, and Charles Jr.; and sister, Virginia. Bob is survived by his sister, Oma Gifford; sons, Michael Wayne, Paul Robert, Steven Spencer, Gerald Lynn, Rodney Allen, Scott Eric; daughters, Pamela Marie Kindle and Diana Louise Davis; in addition to 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.There will be a burial service at the Tahoma National Cemetary on March 23, 2012 at 12:30 PM.Also, there is a Celebration of his life at the North Bend Grange Hall on March 24, 2012 beginning at 1:00 PM, where his family would like all that knew him to come and share their stories and celebrate the man.

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