Wahkiakum Eagle-January 1997

PEEK, Robert Ladean
	
  Age 61, of Cathlamet, died in an area hospital.  He was born in 
Akron, Colo., the son of Robert and Lena (Hoyer) Peek.
  He had been a Cathlamet area resident since he was in seventh grade.  
He graduated from Wahkiakum High School and attended Lower Columbia 
College in Longview.  He served in the Navy and was a Seabee for four 
years.  He worked for the Wahkiakum Road Department and was a deputy 
sheriff for a time.
  He married Lyla Westbrook in 1958.  He married his wife, Sharon 
Wilkins in 1976 in Cathlamet and they opened Sunrise Realty in 
Cathlamet in November of that year.
  He enjoyed cattle farming, spending time with his family and hunting.  
He was an active member of the Puget Island Grange and had served as a 
past master.  He was also a member of the National Association of 
Realtors and of the Wahkiakum Lions club.
  He is survived by his wife, Sharon, at home; two daughters, Margie 
Williams of Kalama and Brenda Peek of West Valley, Utah; a son, Raymond 
Peek of Puget Island; a stepdaughter, Bonnie Bigler of Cathlamet; two 
stepsons, Robert Wilkins of Lakeland, Fla. and Richard Wilkins of 
Bozeman, Mont.; his mother, Lena Peek of Cathlamet; a brother, Roger 
Peek of Marysville; seven grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services were held Monday at Dowling Funeral Chapel with 
Pastor David Gerlach officiating.


Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, Wa.
19 Aug 1935-01 Jan 1997
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from 
the Museum's original newspaper collection.)