- Date Of Birth: December 7, 1925
- Date Of Death: July 11, 2019
- State: Idaho
Bob Bouton
Our beloved dad, Robert James Bouton, passed away on July 11, 2019 in Auburn, Washington at the age of 93 years, 7 months, and 5 days.
He was born in Libby, Montana to parents Harry B. Bouton III and LaDessa Dell Seek Bouton. During his school years he delivered newspapers (1938-1941); worked in the dairy (1941-1942); worked in the sawmill (1943-44), and graduated in 1943. Bob moved to the Silver Valley (Idaho) in 1944 working for Day Mines, Bitco (Kaman), E. G. Smith Trucking, and the Osburn Supply Company. He was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1949, sent to Japan, was released in the spring of 1950 and then recalled that summer for Korea; released in the fall of 1951 and discharged in 1953.
He moved to Auburn after the death of his beloved wife. Bob is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Karen Bouton of Kent, Washington; brother Donald Patt of San Diego, California; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandsons.
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