Obituary

Bill Eugene Slaybaugh, Sr.

December 27, 1922–March 28, 2020

Bill Slaybaugh passed away at the age of 97, in Sun City West, Ariz., on March 28, 2020.

Bill was born to Aubrey and Alvina (Brockman) Slaybaugh in Pomeroy, Wash., on December 27, 1922. The eldest, he grew up in Pomeroy along with siblings Bob, Betty (Koller) and Bert working on the family farm.

He joined the Army after high school and served as part of the occupation forces in Japan at the conclusion of WWII. After the Army, he moved to the Seattle area and met the love of his life, Genera Bell Browne. They were married for over 64 years and lived in Pomeroy, Seattle, Bellevue, Camano Island, and LaConner, Wash., and Surprise, Ariz. She passed away in 2012 at the age of 90.

Bill had his own construction company and built multiple houses in the Bellevue area, Camano Island, and LaConner, Wash., over a 25-year time span.

He enjoyed boating, fishing, and crabbing in the San Juan Islands for many years, which also included a lengthy boating excursion to Alaska with their yacht-club friends before redirecting their travel niche to motor homing.

They toured every state in the U.S. in their RV before moving full time to Arizona.

Bill is survived by his three children: Bill Jr. (Annette), Cheryl (Rodger) Green and Karen; four grandchildren: Colin (Valerie), Jason, Krystal (Eric) Chapman and Willie (Katie); and two great-grandchildren: Liam and Mirabelle Chapman. He is also survived by brother-in-law Robert Koller and sister-in-law Carole Slaybaugh. Bill has several nieces, nephews and cousins in Pomeroy and the surrounding Western Washington areas.