Obituary of Mrs John V BATTS, Williamson & Franklin County, Illinois

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Obituary clipping found among my grandmother and great grandmothers belongings. 


Obit of Mrs. John V. Batts

Date hand written in ink says "Died April 7, buried April 9, 1948.  Newspaper unknown.


Mrs. John Batts, 29, Succumbs in Hospital Here.

Mrs. John V. Batts, 29, died at 3:40 this morning at Union hospital, where
she had been a patient for treatment and observation since last Friday.

Mrs. Batts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ice, who resided southeast of
this city, was a native of this community.  She was a member of the
Northern Baptist Church.

Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by five sisters, Mrs.
Frank Odel, Mrs. Freeman Harris, Mrs. Cecil Wilson and Mrs. Irma Ice, who
reside southeast of this city, and Mrs. Roy Nolan of West Frankfort.

The body will be removed at 6:30 pm to the Batts home, 216 South Locust
Street, to lie in state.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Northern
Baptist Church. Rev. Walter Thompson of Charleston, former pastor, will
officiate assisted by Rev. Fred Roberts, church pastor. Burial will be in
the Tower Heights cemetery.