Robert Grant Routson
Robert Grant Routson, 82, Weiser, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 1998, at his home on Cove Road. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24, at the Weiser LDS church, with a viewing at 9 a.m. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home.
Bob was born August 5, 1916, in a little log cabin on the Routson Ranch at Big Creek, Idaho. He was the sixth living child of John Washington Routson and Lettie Clementine McRoberts, who were early pioneers of the Weiser and Midvale valleys.
Most of Bob's growing up years were spent in the beautiful back country of Idaho, where his family was involved in mining and forest service work. For the Forest Service, Bob built bridges, made trails, worked as a lookout, worked as a cook at the age of 10, stretched telephone line, trailed horses from Weiser to Big Creek at age 14, trapped, and, of course, fished.
In the fall of the year he would come out of the mountains to attend school. He attended Weiser schools for 12 years, where he majored in football and Ellen Anderson. After graduation, he married Ellen, his high school sweetheart, on Sept. 11, 1937.
The couple built a home on East Commercial Street and Bob was employed at the Weiser Iron Works. The fumes and dust of the Iron Works eventually caused Bob to have an asthmatic condition, and because he had always wanted to try farming. Bob and Ellen purchased a farm on Cove Road, east of Weiser.
Here, he and Ellen lived and farmed for 52 years and raised eight children. They later purchased range land on Lower Rock Creek when they expanded their operation to include cattle.
Bob's interests throughout his life have been his farm, ranch, family, and church. He enjoyed riding in Rock Creek, gathering cattle, putting out salt, or fixing fence. He was a man of simple tastes. Mowed hay in windrows, a plowed field, a beautiful team of horses, wild flowers on the hills, and a hard day's work are things that made him happy.
Bob loved watching the sports and various activities that his children and grandchildren participated in. He missed very few of their activities and thoroughly enjoyed them. He felt honored when, for several years, the organizers of the Weiser Babe Ruth Tournament called it the Bob Routson Babe Ruth Tournament because of his support of athletic events and his love for the game.
Bob is survived by four daughters and four sons, who include Sally (Mrs. Lee Roy Eisenbarth), Weiser; Susan (Mrs. Rex Winegar), Weiser; Adelia (Mrs. Lloyd Roberts), Weiser; Michael (and wife Cindy), Weiser; Samuel (and wife Marlyss), Boise; Leonard (and wife Parma), Hermiston, Ore.; Dorothy (Mrs. Daryl Bingham), West Jordan, Utah; and Edward (and friend Mia), Weiser; one sister, Edna Bowman Robinson, Klamath Falls, Ore.; many nieces and nephews; 52 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen; his parents; three brothers and one sister; a daughter-in-law, Karol Routson; a granddaughter, Kara Routson; and a great-grandson, Lee Louis Wettstein.
The Weiser Signal American, Monday, August 24, 1998 Page 3
Robert Grant Routson, 82, Weiser, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 1998, at his home on Cove Road. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24, at the Weiser LDS church, with a viewing at 9 a.m. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home.
Bob was born August 5, 1916, in a little log cabin on the Routson Ranch at Big Creek, Idaho. He was the sixth living child of John Washington Routson and Lettie Clementine McRoberts, who were early pioneers of the Weiser and Midvale valleys.
Most of Bob's growing up years were spent in the beautiful back country of Idaho, where his family was involved in mining and forest service work. For the Forest Service, Bob built bridges, made trails, worked as a lookout, worked as a cook at the age of 10, stretched telephone line, trailed horses from Weiser to Big Creek at age 14, trapped, and, of course, fished.
In the fall of the year he would come out of the mountains to attend school. He attended Weiser schools for 12 years, where he majored in football and Ellen Anderson. After graduation, he married Ellen, his high school sweetheart, on Sept. 11, 1937.
The couple built a home on East Commercial Street and Bob was employed at the Weiser Iron Works. The fumes and dust of the Iron Works eventually caused Bob to have an asthmatic condition, and because he had always wanted to try farming. Bob and Ellen purchased a farm on Cove Road, east of Weiser.
Here, he and Ellen lived and farmed for 52 years and raised eight children. They later purchased range land on Lower Rock Creek when they expanded their operation to include cattle.
Bob's interests throughout his life have been his farm, ranch, family, and church. He enjoyed riding in Rock Creek, gathering cattle, putting out salt, or fixing fence. He was a man of simple tastes. Mowed hay in windrows, a plowed field, a beautiful team of horses, wild flowers on the hills, and a hard day's work are things that made him happy.
Bob loved watching the sports and various activities that his children and grandchildren participated in. He missed very few of their activities and thoroughly enjoyed them. He felt honored when, for several years, the organizers of the Weiser Babe Ruth Tournament called it the Bob Routson Babe Ruth Tournament because of his support of athletic events and his love for the game.
Bob is survived by four daughters and four sons, who include Sally (Mrs. Lee Roy Eisenbarth), Weiser; Susan (Mrs. Rex Winegar), Weiser; Adelia (Mrs. Lloyd Roberts), Weiser; Michael (and wife Cindy), Weiser; Samuel (and wife Marlyss), Boise; Leonard (and wife Parma), Hermiston, Ore.; Dorothy (Mrs. Daryl Bingham), West Jordan, Utah; and Edward (and friend Mia), Weiser; one sister, Edna Bowman Robinson, Klamath Falls, Ore.; many nieces and nephews; 52 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen; his parents; three brothers and one sister; a daughter-in-law, Karol Routson; a granddaughter, Kara Routson; and a great-grandson, Lee Louis Wettstein.
The Weiser Signal American, Monday, August 24, 1998 Page 3
Robert Grant Routson
Robert Grant Routson, 82, Weiser, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 1998, at his home on Cove Road. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24, at the Weiser LDS church, with a viewing at 9 a.m. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home.
Bob was born August 5, 1916, in a little log cabin on the Routson Ranch at Big Creek, Idaho. He was the sixth living child of John Washington Routson and Lettie Clementine McRoberts, who were early pioneers of the Weiser and Midvale valleys.
Most of Bob's growing up years were spent in the beautiful back country of Idaho, where his family was involved in mining and forest service work. For the Forest Service, Bob built bridges, made trails, worked as a lookout, worked as a cook at the age of 10, stretched telephone line, trailed horses from Weiser to Big Creek at age 14, trapped, and, of course, fished.
In the fall of the year he would come out of the mountains to attend school. He attended Weiser schools for 12 years, where he majored in football and Ellen Anderson. After graduation, he married Ellen, his high school sweetheart, on Sept. 11, 1937.
The couple built a home on East Commercial Street and Bob was employed at the Weiser Iron Works. The fumes and dust of the Iron Works eventually caused Bob to have an asthmatic condition, and because he had always wanted to try farming. Bob and Ellen purchased a farm on Cove Road, east of Weiser.
Here, he and Ellen lived and farmed for 52 years and raised eight children. They later purchased range land on Lower Rock Creek when they expanded their operation to include cattle.
Bob's interests throughout his life have been his farm, ranch, family, and church. He enjoyed riding in Rock Creek, gathering cattle, putting out salt, or fixing fence. He was a man of simple tastes. Mowed hay in windrows, a plowed field, a beautiful team of horses, wild flowers on the hills, and a hard day's work are things that made him happy.
Bob loved watching the sports and various activities that his children and grandchildren participated in. He missed very few of their activities and thoroughly enjoyed them. He felt honored when, for several years, the organizers of the Weiser Babe Ruth Tournament called it the Bob Routson Babe Ruth Tournament because of his support of athletic events and his love for the game.
Bob is survived by four daughters and four sons, who include Sally (Mrs. Lee Roy Eisenbarth), Weiser; Susan (Mrs. Rex Winegar), Weiser; Adelia (Mrs. Lloyd Roberts), Weiser; Michael (and wife Cindy), Weiser; Samuel (and wife Marlyss), Boise; Leonard (and wife Parma), Hermiston, Ore.; Dorothy (Mrs. Daryl Bingham), West Jordan, Utah; and Edward (and friend Mia), Weiser; one sister, Edna Bowman Robinson, Klamath Falls, Ore.; many nieces and nephews; 52 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen; his parents; three brothers and one sister; a daughter-in-law, Karol Routson; a granddaughter, Kara Routson; and a great-grandson, Lee Louis Wettstein.
The Weiser Signal American, Monday, August 24, 1998 Page 3
Robert Grant Routson, 82, Weiser, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 1998, at his home on Cove Road. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24, at the Weiser LDS church, with a viewing at 9 a.m. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home.
Bob was born August 5, 1916, in a little log cabin on the Routson Ranch at Big Creek, Idaho. He was the sixth living child of John Washington Routson and Lettie Clementine McRoberts, who were early pioneers of the Weiser and Midvale valleys.
Most of Bob's growing up years were spent in the beautiful back country of Idaho, where his family was involved in mining and forest service work. For the Forest Service, Bob built bridges, made trails, worked as a lookout, worked as a cook at the age of 10, stretched telephone line, trailed horses from Weiser to Big Creek at age 14, trapped, and, of course, fished.
In the fall of the year he would come out of the mountains to attend school. He attended Weiser schools for 12 years, where he majored in football and Ellen Anderson. After graduation, he married Ellen, his high school sweetheart, on Sept. 11, 1937.
The couple built a home on East Commercial Street and Bob was employed at the Weiser Iron Works. The fumes and dust of the Iron Works eventually caused Bob to have an asthmatic condition, and because he had always wanted to try farming. Bob and Ellen purchased a farm on Cove Road, east of Weiser.
Here, he and Ellen lived and farmed for 52 years and raised eight children. They later purchased range land on Lower Rock Creek when they expanded their operation to include cattle.
Bob's interests throughout his life have been his farm, ranch, family, and church. He enjoyed riding in Rock Creek, gathering cattle, putting out salt, or fixing fence. He was a man of simple tastes. Mowed hay in windrows, a plowed field, a beautiful team of horses, wild flowers on the hills, and a hard day's work are things that made him happy.
Bob loved watching the sports and various activities that his children and grandchildren participated in. He missed very few of their activities and thoroughly enjoyed them. He felt honored when, for several years, the organizers of the Weiser Babe Ruth Tournament called it the Bob Routson Babe Ruth Tournament because of his support of athletic events and his love for the game.
Bob is survived by four daughters and four sons, who include Sally (Mrs. Lee Roy Eisenbarth), Weiser; Susan (Mrs. Rex Winegar), Weiser; Adelia (Mrs. Lloyd Roberts), Weiser; Michael (and wife Cindy), Weiser; Samuel (and wife Marlyss), Boise; Leonard (and wife Parma), Hermiston, Ore.; Dorothy (Mrs. Daryl Bingham), West Jordan, Utah; and Edward (and friend Mia), Weiser; one sister, Edna Bowman Robinson, Klamath Falls, Ore.; many nieces and nephews; 52 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen; his parents; three brothers and one sister; a daughter-in-law, Karol Routson; a granddaughter, Kara Routson; and a great-grandson, Lee Louis Wettstein.
The Weiser Signal American, Monday, August 24, 1998 Page 3
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