Stafford - Mr. Robin Jon Branton, 52, a former employee at Automotive Corporation in Batavia, died Friday, August 31, 2012 at home. He was previously employed as a Probation Officer for Genesee County and the Prudential Life Insurance Co.
Mr. Branton was born May 5, 1960 in Batavia, the son of the late Raymond and Jean Robertson Branton Platten of Stafford.
He was a member and past Assistant Chief and past Chief of the Stafford Fire Department, a lifetime member of the Stafford Fire Department Exempts and a volunteer with the Genesee County Auxiliary Police and the LeRoy Volunteer Ambulance. In addition to being active with the Fire Department he enjoyed gardening, cooking, model trains and the Batavia Muckdogs.
Surviving along with his mother is his wife, Lyndy Saile Branton; his children Peter and Danielle; two brothers, Rick (Gretchen) Branton and Donn (Yvonne) Branton, both of Stafford; two sisters, Laurie (Norman) Itjen of Elba and Terri (Tom) Starowitz of Stafford; his mother-in-law, Mary Saile of Batavia and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the H. E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, 403 E. Main St., Batavia. Services will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family. Burial will be in Morganville Cemetery.