Raymond E. Bathon's Obituary
Raymond E. Bathon, age 68, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 2:42 p.m., in St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
Raymond was born on September 3, 1954 in DuQuoin, IL, a son to Alfred G. and Ella Marie (Hoffman) Bathon. On February 5, 1977, he married Julia Ann Piotrowski at St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, IL. He had worked as a laborer. Raymond was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Pinckneyville, IL. He enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues play. He loved hunting, fishing, and tinkering.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Julia Bathon of Pinckneyville, IL; his father and stepmother, Alfred G. and Doris Bathon of Tamaroa, IL; three children, Shannon Rae Lewis of Belleville, IL, Christopher Aaron (Mandy) Bathon of Mt. Vernon, IL, and Jessica Marie Bathon of Pinckneyville, IL; four brothers, William J. Bathon of Tamaroa, IL, Mark (Karen) Bathon of Radom, IL, Roger (Colleen) Bathon of Texas, and James (Cindy) Bathon of Carbondale, IL; two sisters, Marilyn Peradotta of Pinckneyville, IL and Lillian Mathis of Pinckneyville, IL; five grandchildren, Taiya and Milayna Lewis, Maddox Bathon, Chalin Bathon and Wren Bathon; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother; two brothers, Carl L. Bathon and Donald Bathon; one sister, Patricia A. Przygoda; and one grandson, Hunter Marlow.
Funeral services will be at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. with Father Carl Schrage officiating. Interment will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Tamaroa, IL.
Visitation will be at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
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