Barbara “Bobby” Mae Switzer Bachman passed in her sleep on the 23rd of March 2016 with her son and daughter at her side on her son’s ranch in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Bobby was born on the 14th of March 1928 in Foxberg, Pennsylvania to Dorothy Hill and Stanley Switzer. She grew up around the Chicago area and became interested in Western Rodeos. She was a very accomplished horsewoman. At one rodeo she met the love of her life Billy Bachman. They were married in Raton, New Mexico on the 19th of November 1947.
Bobby and Billy lived in the Virginia Dale area for a number of years while Billy worked on a ranch and continued his rodeo career. They lived for a number years in Torrington and Saratoga, WY while Billy was the State Brand Inspector. She was active with the 4-H groups in the rural communities teaching leatherwork. She would volunteer with community events and assist with children’s rodeos. They moved to New Mexico where Bobby made all the adobe bricks by hand they used to build their home. After retirement, they moved to Marshall, Texas where they had a horse ranch.
Bobby was predeceased in death by her husband Billy Guy Bachman. She is survived by her daughter Cindy Bachman of Texas and Timothy Bachman of Yucatan, Mexico.
Bobby and Billy lived in the Virginia Dale area for a number of years while Billy worked on a ranch and continued his rodeo career. They lived for a number years in Torrington and Saratoga, WY while Billy was the State Brand Inspector. She was active with the 4-H groups in the rural communities teaching leatherwork. She would volunteer with community events and assist with children’s rodeos. They moved to New Mexico where Bobby made all the adobe bricks by hand they used to build their home. After retirement, they moved to Marshall, Texas where they had a horse ranch.
Bobby was predeceased in death by her husband Billy Guy Bachman. She is survived by her daughter Cindy Bachman of Texas and Timothy Bachman of Yucatan, Mexico.
Barbara “Bobby” Mae Switzer Bachman passed in her sleep on the 23rd of March 2016 with her son and daughter at her side on her son’s ranch in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Bobby was born on the 14th of March 1928 in Foxberg, Pennsylvania to Dorothy Hill and Stanley Switzer. She grew up around the Chicago area and became interested in Western Rodeos. She was a very accomplished horsewoman. At one rodeo she met the love of her life Billy Bachman. They were married in Raton, New Mexico on the 19th of November 1947.
Bobby and Billy lived in the Virginia Dale area for a number of years while Billy worked on a ranch and continued his rodeo career. They lived for a number years in Torrington and Saratoga, WY while Billy was the State Brand Inspector. She was active with the 4-H groups in the rural communities teaching leatherwork. She would volunteer with community events and assist with children’s rodeos. They moved to New Mexico where Bobby made all the adobe bricks by hand they used to build their home. After retirement, they moved to Marshall, Texas where they had a horse ranch.
Bobby was predeceased in death by her husband Billy Guy Bachman. She is survived by her daughter Cindy Bachman of Texas and Timothy Bachman of Yucatan, Mexico.
Bobby and Billy lived in the Virginia Dale area for a number of years while Billy worked on a ranch and continued his rodeo career. They lived for a number years in Torrington and Saratoga, WY while Billy was the State Brand Inspector. She was active with the 4-H groups in the rural communities teaching leatherwork. She would volunteer with community events and assist with children’s rodeos. They moved to New Mexico where Bobby made all the adobe bricks by hand they used to build their home. After retirement, they moved to Marshall, Texas where they had a horse ranch.
Bobby was predeceased in death by her husband Billy Guy Bachman. She is survived by her daughter Cindy Bachman of Texas and Timothy Bachman of Yucatan, Mexico.
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