Obituary of Ben Chesley Batts Sr ~ 1962

Source: Duplin Times Feb 22 1962





Ben Chesley Batts, 64 died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Chinquapin. 
Funeral services were held at the Sharon Baptist Church in Chinquapin 
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Robert L. Bowen, pastor 
assisted by Rev. K. D. Brown of Burgaw. Interment was in Rockfish Cemetery 
at Wallace.
He is survived by his wife, the former Clyde Rivenbark of Wallace, two 
sons Robert Batts of Chinquapin and Bernard C. Batts of Cilver 
Springs, Md., Two grand sons. Five sisters, Mrs. Lucille Sanderson and 
Mrs. Howard Atkinson of Rt. 2, Wallace and Mrs. Ora Register and Mrs. 
Mertie Futrell of Chinquapin and Mrs. Ruth Ann Butler of Knoxville, 
Tenn.



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