Bateman obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Bateman, Edward C., Dr. 15 May 2012 May 2012 Jerry Nelson Bateman, Frances Kathleen Spears 12 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jerry Nelson Bateman, Nell 31 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 5/15/2012 BATEMAN, DR. EDWARD C. "BUCK" "But those who wait for the Lord shall change, renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired." Isaiah 40:31. Buck passed away, Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home in Hammond. He was 85. He was born December 3, 1926 in Franklinton, LA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Gates Bateman and their son, John David Bateman. He is survived by his children: daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte & husband Bill Smith; son and daughter-in-law, Charles E. "Chuck" Bateman & wife Saundra; daughter and son-in-law, Frances & husband Charles Piazza; grandchildren, Amy Ezell and husband Ty, Jessica Smith and husband Bobby, Michael Piazza and wife Liana, Ashley Rochon, and Brandi Ford; 7 great- grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. Buck was a professor at Southeastern Louisiana University for 35 years. He also served in the United States Navy and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. The funeral service will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 with visitation from 9:00 am until funeral services begin at 11:00 am with Rev. Lonnie Wascom officiating. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Hammond. The family requests donations be made to North Oaks Hospice, P.O. Box 2668, Hammond, LA 70404. Guestbook is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/12/2007 BATEMAN, FRANCES KATHLEEN SPEARS Frances Kathleen Spears Bateman, 60, and a resident of Wilmer, died at 4:10 a.m. Monday, June 11, 2007 at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She was a member at Wilmer Baptist Church and worked for Bellsouth for more than thirty years. Survived by husband, Frank "Skip" Bateman of Wilmer; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Kerry Womack of Wilmer; son-and-daughter-in-law, Jeff and Lori Winborn of Abita Springs; mother, Ruth Spears of Wiler; two sisters, Nelleen Seal and Janie Sue Pierce, both of Wilmer; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Clifton Spears. Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home today from 5 to 9 p.m., and will continue Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Wilmer Baptist Church with a funeral service to be held at 11 a.m. Elder Jason Skipper and Elder Joe Lott will officiate. Burial will follow in the Wilmer Baptist Church Cemetery. Crain Funeral Home, Inc., Franklinton, in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 3/31/2011 BATEMAN, NELL "Her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." Proverbs 31:27-28. "Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:31. Nell Bateman passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at her home in Hammond. She was 85 and had fought a courageous battle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. She was born Nov. 23, 1925, in Thomasville, Ala. She was preceded in death by her son, John David Bateman. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Edward Carroll "Buck" Bateman; son and daughter-in-law, Charles E. "Chuck" and Sandy Bateman; daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and Bill Smith, and Frances and Charles Piazza; grandchildren, Amy Ezell and husband Ty, Jessica Smith and husband Bobby, Michael Piazza and wife Liana, Ashlie Rochon and husband Brad, and Brandi Ford and husband Scott Casmou; great- grandchildren, Madison and Mackenzie Smith, Mathew Bateman, Evan and Valerie Rochon, Amanda Lawrence and husband Brandon, and Katelyn Perrier; and a great-great-grandchild, Levi Alexander Lawrence. Visitation at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1503 Pecan St., Hammond, on Friday, April 1, from 9 a.m. until funeral services begin at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Lonnie Wascom and Pastor John Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Hammond. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to North Oaks Hospice, P.O. Box 2668, Hammond, LA 70404. Special thanks to Hospice Director Joyce O'Brian, RN; Warene Sheridan, RN; Jenny King, RN; Gobel A. Lynn, LCSW; nursing assistants, Carolyn Haynes, Elaine Varnado and Bertiel Wing and Chaplain June Engelbrecht. An on-line guestbook is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/bateman.txt