Robert J. "Bob" Ratley, 58, died Friday, July 6, 2012. He was born in Ft. Monroe, VA, on November 7, 1953, the son of DeWayne and Arlene Pankratz Ratley.

He was a 1971 graduate of Newton High School, a mechanic graduate of Kansas Vo Tech, Newton, a member of CASA of Reno County - Child Advocate, a member of NRA, was an avid bass fisherman, and a member of Union Valley Bible Church. Bob was a loss prevention manager for Sears.

He was married to Judy Harvey. They divorced. Then on May 19, 2006, he married Janette K. Ullum Crum in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: his children, Jacob (Candice) Ratley, Norman, Oklahoma, Alison Ratley, Wichita; two stepdaughters, Ashley (Steve) Pitts, Newton, Holly Jo (Jon) Crum, McPherson; his mother, Arlene McClure, Newton; two brothers, Larry, Hutchinson, Mitchell, Newton; two sisters, Christine Adams, Wichita, Diane Schroff, Augusta; four grandchildren, Harry Ocon, Terry Pitts, Jace Ratley, and Aden Pitts; and his best friends, Jim Daily, Newton, and John Daily, Haysville. He was preceded in death by his father and a niece.

Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Union Valley Bible Church, 1916 East 30th, with Pastor Steve Hodgson officiating. Friends may sign his memorial register from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday at Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson. Memorial gifts may be made to the church, in care of the mortuary.