Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Batten, Eugene T., 1951 

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E. T. Batten, 58, Buried Friday In Holland Cemetery 

  Eugene Taylor Batten, 58, a leader in the field of agricultural research 
in the state, and chairman of the Nansemond County School Board, died 
unexpectedly October 17th at his home in Holland. 

  As Chief of the Tidewater Agricultural Experiment Station at Holland over 
a period of some 35 years, Batten was widely known throughout the Tidewater 
area and the state for his contributions to soil and plant research. 

  His discovery in 1938, in collaboration with an associate, that sulphur 
dust would control leafspot disease in peanut plants, probably constituted 
his greatest single contribution to Tidewater farmers who each year apply 
the control method as a regular phase of peanut growing. 

Plans Realized 

  His plans for an expanded and more adequately equipped experiment station 
were realized just a few years ago when State and private appropriations made 
it possible to extend the benefits of the program with the more extensive 
facilities erected on the original station location near Holland. 

  Batten took over the Holland station shortly after graduating from V.P.I. 
and for many years conducted the research program single-handed. 

  He was a charter member of the Holland Ruritan Club, the first organized 
club of Ruritan National. 

  He was a member of the Holland Christian Church and a member of the Men's 
Bible Class there. 

  Batten was the son of the late E.K. and [Maggie] Elizabeth Minton Batten, of 
Isle of Wight County. 

Survivors 

  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Josephine Winslow Batten, of Holland; two 
sons, James Knox and Robert Winslow Batten, both of Holland; two sisters, Mrs. 
W.O. Yeoman, of Smithfield, and Mrs. Noland Brown, of Pittsfield, Mass.; one 
brother, J.M. Batten, of Smithfield, and several nieces and nephews. 

  The body was taken to I.O. Hill Funeral Home, and on Friday, October 19th at 
2 o'clock in the afternoon was taken to the Holland Christian Church for 
funeral services at 2:30 o'clock. 

  Services were conducted by the Rev. J.H. Lightbourne Jr., pastor of the 
church. 

  Burial followed in the Holland Cemetery.


Eugene Taylor BATTEN, 
Chief of Tidewater Agricultural Experiment Station, Holland, 
b. 6 Apr 1893, Smithfield, d. 17 Oct 1951, at home, Holland, 
interred in Holland Municipal Cemetery*, 19 Oct 1951, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," (Vol. 34, No. 21) Oct. 25, 1951, p. 1, col. 3  

*Holland list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt 

The clipping of a tribute ("Virginia Farm Bureau News," Vol. 12, No. 12, 
   Dec. 1, 1951) from the Southampton Farm Bureau is posted with 
   Find a Grave Mem. #201541350. 

His parents are buried in Old St. Luke's Cemetery, Benns Church. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #17: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 23245 (Holy Neck #16). 


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