Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Batten, William B., 1961 

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Willie B. Batten Dies at Windsor 

  WINDSOR - Willie Burton (Billy Buck) Batten, 84, died today at 5:30 a.m. at 
his home on Route 1, Windsor, after a long illness. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at the graveside in 
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery by the Rev. William A. Grissom, pastor of 
the Windsor Congregational Christian Church. 

  The funeral procession will leave the Hill Funeral Home for the cemetery at 
3.30 p.m. 

  Mr. Batten, who never married, is survived by several cousins. 

  He was a member of Antioch Christian Church and was the son of the late 
William C. and Lou Ella Marshall Batten of Isle of Wight County. 

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William Burton [Batten] Rites Conducted 

  Funeral services for William Burton Batten, who died Friday, were conducted 
Sunday afternoon at the graveside at Antioch Christian Church in Isle of Wight 
County by the Rev. William A. Grissom, pastor of the Windsor Christian Church. 

  The casket was coverd with a pall of red roses, white carnations and Easter 
lilies. 

  Pallbearers were Marshal Andrews, Trafton Whitley, Jeff Edwards, Zollie 
Johnson, Robert Eley, Frank Brown, Sam T. Kello and Willard Andrews. 


William Burton "Billy Buck" BATTEN, retired farmer, 
b. 8 Mar 1877, Isle of Wight Co., d. 31 Mar 1961, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 2 Apr 1961, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 39, No. 77, Fri., Mar. 31, 1961, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 39, No. 79, Mon., Apr. 3, 1961, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104688830. 

D.Cert. 7708 (Windsor #13) 

His parents, William Clements Jr. & Lou Emma (MARSHALL) BATTEN, and 
   maternal grandparents are also buried at Antioch. 

His father (1845 - 1922) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. A, 19th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery. 


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