Robert W. "Bob" Bateman
June 8, 1940 — March 16, 2012
Robert W. "Bob" Bateman, 71, Point Pleasant, formerly of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away at his residence Friday, March 16, 2012. The son of the late John and Lyda (Kinnaird) Bateman, he was born June 8, 1940 in Southside, West Virginia.
Bob was a 1958 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, received the FFA State Farm Award in that year also, and he attended Columbus Business College. He was an U.S. Army Veteran and employed at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation, Apple Grove, West Virginia until he retired to farming and owned his own trucking business. His memberships included: BPOE #107, Gallipolis, Ohio; Gallia County Gun Club; Moose Lodge #731, Pt. Pleasant; and the Gallia County Veterans Service Color Guard.
He is survived by his daughters, Sonya (Doug) Hern, League City, Texas and Sandra (Todd) Hoover, Pearland, Texas and grandchildren, Andrea and Jacob Hern and Garrett Hoover.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends and family may call at the funeral home Monday 6:00 - 8:00 PM.
Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com