Bobby Waldron

Bobbie Darrell Waldron, 96, Twinsburg, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday in Ohio. He was a former Jay County resident.  

Bobbie was born on April 10, 1925, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Leslie Allow and Agnes Matilda (Bailey) Waldron. He graduated from Gov. I.P. Gray High School in 1942 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 as an aviation radio torpedo bomber of the U.S.S. Bennington. He married Romanell (nee Cox) in 1944 and she passed away in 2019.

After graduating from Miami University (Ohio) in 1951 with a degree in accounting, he worked for Goodyear Tire as a controller in the division of combustion engineering. In 1967, he worked from Republic Steel in Cleveland as vice president of finance until his retirement. 

Over his lifetime he was involved with Boy Scouts of America, Masonic Lodge and Babes of 1916 Men’s Softball League in Solon, Ohio, where he served as president from 1995 to 1996. 

Survivors include his four children, Deborah Gammel (Leonard), Robert Waldron (Linda), Chris Waldron (Kathy) and Bruce Waldron (Melissa deceased in 2020); eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. 

Visitation will be held Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Services to celebrate Bobbie’s life will follow at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Salamonia Cemetery. 

Condolences may be expressed at williamsonspencer.com.