Born in Tippecanoe, Ohio November 28, 1937, he was a son of the late Earl Foster Poulton and Mary Ann Stillion Robison.
Roger was a graduate of Freeport High School in 1955. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving for three and a half years. He retired from R & F Coal when he was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Operating Engineers and also worked for Beaver Construction.
Surviving is his wife of 47 years, Flora Lucille Garbrandt Poulton. They were married December 11, 1965. Also surviving are two daughters, Tammy (Carey) Walters of Warsaw and Patty (Doug) Brown of Evansville, Indiana; a son, Roger (Buddy) Poulton of Indiana; two step-daughters: Debbie Troyer of Popano Beach, Florida and Peggy (Jim) Bardall of Freeport; two sisters: Priscilla Browning of Canton and Carolyn (Richard) Huston of Georgia; fourteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Wendy McCoy in 2007, a sister Joann Kosegi, and a brother Terry Poulton
Following Roger’s wishes, his body has been cremated. Services will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Coshocton County.
Koch Funeral Home
Freeport
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