Funeral services for John Rice Batson, 66, who died Saturday at his home at Lelia Lake, were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Robert C. Jones, minister, officiating.
Interment was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
Mr. Batson was born May 14, 1897, in Louise, Tenn. He moved to Donley County in 1903.
He married Wilma King on Dec. 24, 1932, in Clarendon.
Mr. Batson, a veteran of World War I, was a member of the Clarendon Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Wilma Batson; nine sisters, Mrs. Sam Roberts, Mrs. Quinn Aten, both of Lelia Lake; Mrs. D.E. Leathers of Clarendon, Mrs. Gus Rasco of Amarillo, Mrs. David Hudgins of Lakeview, Mrs. Solon Messer of Fort Worth and Mrs. Bob Roberts, Mrs. Brice Webster and Mrs. Allie Caviness, all of Memphis.
(Published in The Memphis Democrat, Volume LXXIII, Number 35, Memphis, Hall County, Texas, Thursday Afternoon, January 16, 1964, Page 11)
Funeral services for John Rice Batson, 66, who died Saturday at his home at Lelia Lake, were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Robert C. Jones, minister, officiating.
Interment was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
Mr. Batson was born May 14, 1897, in Louise, Tenn. He moved to Donley County in 1903.
He married Wilma King on Dec. 24, 1932, in Clarendon.
Mr. Batson, a veteran of World War I, was a member of the Clarendon Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Wilma Batson; nine sisters, Mrs. Sam Roberts, Mrs. Quinn Aten, both of Lelia Lake; Mrs. D.E. Leathers of Clarendon, Mrs. Gus Rasco of Amarillo, Mrs. David Hudgins of Lakeview, Mrs. Solon Messer of Fort Worth and Mrs. Bob Roberts, Mrs. Brice Webster and Mrs. Allie Caviness, all of Memphis.
(Published in The Memphis Democrat, Volume LXXIII, Number 35, Memphis, Hall County, Texas, Thursday Afternoon, January 16, 1964, Page 11)
Family Members
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Inez Batson Roberts
1885–1967
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Joseph Arthur Batson
1886–1953
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Elma Belle Batson Roberts
1889–1970
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Ophelia Edna Batson Webster
1891–1976
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CPL William Irvin Batson
1893–1960
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Thomas Ike Batson
1895–1961
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Allie Meredith Batson Caviness
1899–1993
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Grace Mae Batson Leathers
1901–2002
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Maggie Louise Batson Aten
1903–1997
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Ruby Pearl Batson Rasco
1907–1981
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Myrtle B "Myrtie" Batson Messer
1908–1996
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