Obit of Laura "Shirley" Batterton (b363) - Rogers Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell    <wpurc25758@aol.com>   30 Jul 2002
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Funeral services for Laura "Shirley" Batterton, 78 of Lamar, are scheduled 
for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 27, at the Lamar Christin Church.

Batterton was born on September 14, 1917 in St. Francis, KS, and died on 
January 24 at home with her family.

Ian Blacker and Larry Haddock officiated at the services.  Burial was at 
Riverside Cemetery in Lamar.

Laura "Shirley" Batterton is survived by her husband Virgle, children, Lois 
Bauer of Tyrone, Oklahoma, Lola Gilliland of Lamar, Joyce (Butch) Hedgecoke 
of Tempe, arizona, Wayne (Carol  Ann) Batterton of Cheyenne, Oklahoma and 
Glenda (Gerald) Carpenter of Las Animas, borhters and sisters, Emma Altweis 
of Los Angeles, California, John D. Powell of Palo Alto, California, Ralph 
Powell of Centerton, AR, Mildred Green of Amarillo, Texas, Henry (Norma) 
Powell of Lamar, Lillian (Wayne) Clausen of Lamar, Alice Kelley of  Lamar, 
and Elmer Powell of Boulder; 25 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; 1 
great great grandchild; and numberous nieces and nephews.

Batterton was prceded in death by parents, William Chalres and Mable Clair 
(Watson) Powell; sisters, Vera Collins and Betty Newman;  brother, Frank 
Powell; and her sons-in-law, Duane Bauer, Tom Barlow, and Bill Eirhart.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK