COUNCIL #4962 - RAYTOWN- POPE PIUS XII REMEMBERS
RANDY E. BATTAGLER

 

Randall 'Randy' Eugene Battagler, 65, of Raytown, MO passed away on August 23, 2017. Randy was born in Excelsior Springs, MO, to Zoe Dyer-Battagler and Cecil Battagler, Jr. on May 1, 1952. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1970. He married Linda Powell, June 10, 1972. Out of that marriage came his son, Shawn Battagler (Jennifer) of Springfield, MO and his daughter, Rebecca Battagler McGill (Michael) of Raytown, MO. He raised 2 step-sons, Tyler and Braxton Koehn.

He was an active parishioner at his church, Our Lady of Lourdes, Raytown, MO. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4962.

At the age of 16 he began his career in the newspaper business at the Richmond Daily News in Richmond, MO. He started working in the press room, became an award-winning photographer, and went on to work for newspapers in multiple communities including: Excelsior Springs, MO, Lebanon, MO, Liberty, MO, Nevada, MO, and Dallas, TX. He was co-owner of the newspaper in Oak Grove, MO. He concluded his career as owner and publisher of The Raytown Times in Raytown, MO.