Batchelor Obituaries

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BATCHELDER- At Independence, Missouri, 6/16/1896
William Skidmore Batchelder, the deceased was born in NC in 1816 (80 yrs ago). He moved to Iowa (Correction TENNESSEE) in childhood, accepted the Gospel in 1839, baptized by Elder Andres in Murray Co - (replaced with HARDIN), TN. He moved to Nauvoo, IL, in 1840, was ordained to the office of elder in 1843, and in 1844 was ordained to the office of seventy. He was man of great courage and very zealous in preaching the gospel. He was married to Miss Huldah King at Nauvoo, 2/21/1842. The result of that union was 6 sons and 6 daughters, of whom 3 sons and 5 daughters, with his beloved companion survive to mourn his departure. He, with his wife, united with the Reorganization on their original baptism in 1880 at Buffalo, Iowa. Moved to Independence in 1887. Thus one of the old veterans of the restored Gospel has passed on to the paradise of God, and his body returns to the dust to await the time when the trump shall sound and call the dead in Christ to put on immortality and eternal life. His testimony was that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. He often heard Joseph and Hyrum oppose polygamy in the strongest terms and often denounced it from the public stand. Funeral services conducted from the Saints' Church by Elder R May, assisted by Elder Joseph Luff, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. R. May

Obituary published in the "Southern Standard" 26 Dec 1963
H L BATCHELOR, aged 89, of Arkadelphia, died late Sat night at home. Mr BATCHELOR was a retired farmer, and he had served as Clark Co deputy sheriff and as a bank collector here. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, and formerly was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He was born May 23, 1874, Putnam County GA, he was married 66 years ago in GA to Miss Elizabeth (Bessie) BRYANT. He came to Arkadelphia 43 years ago.
He is survived by his widow, two sons, Hugh BATCHELOR of Malvern, and Bryant BATCHELOR of Stowell TX, four daughters, Mrs Charles SCOTT of Houston, TX, Mrs Tom PAYNE of Fort Worth, TX, Mrs Robert HARRIS, of Benton, and Mrs Henry ? of Atlanta GA, nine grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren."

OBITUARY "DEATH OF MR L BATCHELOR"
Leverett Batchelor was born in Putnam Co, GA, 7/30/1830, and died in Morgan Co, GA, 7/19/1911. On 10/10/1861, he enlisted in Putnam Light Infantry, Co G, 12th GA Rgmt, R T Davis, Capt. His service was in the Army of Northern VA, under Lee and Jackson, throughout the war. In the battle of McDowell, VA, 5/8/1862, he was severely wounded, but after several months concalescence served through to the end, being one of the few present at the surrender 4/9/1865. The subject of this memoir was the last one of a family remarkable for service as Confederate soldiers. He was one of 6 brothers who served in the same company with the writer, Leverett, David, Early, Solomon, Richard, and Cordy. They had one sister. Thus did the aged father give up all his boys to the Southern cause. David was killed at Spottsylvania 5/10/1864. Solomon, Cordy, Richard, and Early suffered for months in northern prisons. At the close, Leverett and his 4 brothers returned home, and as good citizens, entered heartily into the work of restoring the Southland. In this, Leverett was engaged almost to the end of his life, having worked more than 40 yrs after surrender, and all this long life was in Putnam, except 2 yrs at the last with a married daughter just over the line in Morgan. He leaves to mourn their loss his widow, who was Miss Sarah Lancaster, to whom he was married in Jan 1850, and his daughter and 6 sons of whom Frank and Florence are among the most prominent and best loved citizens of this county. I am all the more pleased to write this memoir because my comrade was so quiet and unassuming in life. May he rest in peace". "ROBERT YOUNG"
DEATH: NOTE: Capt. Robert Young was Commander of Putnam Co GA Volunteers during the Civil War. In another clipping, almost exactly the same story is told, with the addition that the Mr L Batchelor of this article also left these sons: Leverett and Lee of Hot Springs Co, AR, and Richard and David of Dade Co, FL.
This second clipping tells that Leverett's brother David was mortally wounded and Leverett stayed with him on the battlefield until he died. Leverett then buried him in a shallow grave dug with his "bayonette".

DEATH: Obituary-"DEATH OF MRS. SARAH BATCHELOR"
"On last Thurs, Nov 20th, Mrs Sarah Batchelor died at the home of her daughter, Mrs A J Moore, near Buckhead. She was nearing her 93rd birthday, lacking only a few weeks of reaching this venerable age. Mrs Batchelor was, before her marriage, Miss Sarah Lancaster, and she spent the greater portion of her life in Putnam Co. For the past few yrs, however, she has made her home with her daughter in Morgan Co. Mrs Batchelor was a member of the Crooked Creek primitive Baptist Church. Funeral services were held November 21st and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at Buckhead. Surviving Mrs Batchelor are two daughters, Mrs S B McLain of AR and Mrs A J Moore of Morgan Co; 6 sons, Leverett and Lee Batchelor of AR, Richard and David Batchelor of FL; Frank L Batchelor and Florence S Batchelor of Putnam Co." Sarah's death is thought to have been 11/20/1924. The name of the newspaper is missing, but it would be fair to assume that the clipping is from a Putnam Co, GA newspaper.

Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, VA) Dec 9, 1955:
Van Buren Batchelor, 69, died Wed afternoon at a Tarboro Hospital after a heart attack. He is the son of the late Mr & Mrs Sid Batchelor and was a native of Franklin Co. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:30 PM from the First Baptist Church by the Rev W D Morris, Pastor. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Cem with Masonic Rites. Survivors are: his wife, the former Anna Nichols of Franklin Co, 4 sons: RS Batchelor, JS Batchelor, TA Batchelor of Norfolk, VA and RC Batchelor of Scotland Neck, one daughter: Mrs Irving Cherry of Norfolk, 6 brothers: EE Batchelor of Nashville, George W Batchelor of Rocky Mount, JC Batchelor of Witicars, WH Batchelor of Hertford, DC Batchelor of Wendall, NM Batchelor of Silver Spring, MD, 3 sisters: Mrs WR Drake of Rocky Mount, Mrs ES Edwards of Charlotte and Mrs JC Place of Newport News, 7 grandchildren and 2 greatgrandchildren.

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