Robert "Robbie" Jess Eaton, Jr.

Robert "Robbie" Jess Eaton, Jr. obituary, Louisville, KY

Robert "Robbie" Jess Eaton, Jr.

Robert "Robbie" Eaton, Jr. Obituary

We are able to cherish and celebrate the life of Robbie and have some peace after Robbie went missing February 20, 2022.  He graduated from Pleasure Ridge Park High School in 2014, where he won State with his baseball team. He attended Valley View Church.  He loved his friends and family deeply and he will be remembered by his kind heart, sweet smile and comforting presence. He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan.  He was a natural corn hole player and enjoyed playing Texas Hold'em. 

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold and Claire Eaton and Carroll Thompson; aunt, Karen and uncle Eddie. 

Robbie is survived by his parents, Ann Lynette, Robert "Bobby" and step-mom, Paula; sister, Madeline (Jordan) Murphy; grandma, Loretta Thompson; nieces, Teagan and Vivian; nephew, Easton Murphy, along with a multitude of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. 

Visitation will be Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, Southwest Louisville Chapel, 10304 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY, from 10am-2pm with a celebration of Robbie's life beginning at 2pm.

Final resting place will follow at Buck Grove Cemetery, 255 Buck Grove Road,  Ekron, KY. 

To leave a special memory of Robbie for the family, please visit the "Guestbook" below. 

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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