Charles Elson Batchelor 1 2 3
- Born: 26 Nov 1932, , Mills County, Texas 3
- Marriage (1): Dorothy Faye Thomas on 4 Jun 1952 in Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico 1
- Died: 25 Oct 2007, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas at age 74 3
- Buried: 27 Oct 2007, Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 3 4
General Notes:
He was living in Alex, Oklahoma, in 1981.
MESQUITE - Charles Elson Batchelor Sr., 74, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in Dallas.
Celebration of life services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road in Amarillo, with Glen Walton and Dick Marcear officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo.
Mr. Batchelor was born Nov. 26, 1932, to Charlie and Juanita Batchelor in Mills County. He worked on a ranch near Brownwood and had owned service stations in Amarillo, CB Automotive, Bivins, Shamrock and Shell stations. He was a mechanic for several years and lived in several places. Mr. Batchelor moved to Amarillo in 1952 and lived here most of his life. He worked for Bell Helicopter and Crowe-Gulde. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, reading his Bible and the dominoes game 42. He was an outdoorsman and loved his grandchildren and family. He was known as a jack-of-all-trades, but mastered none. He was a very caring, loving, gentle and kind, miracle man who endured a lot, but was very strong. He never met a stranger. Mr. Batchelor received several awards from the city for his business and services to the community.
Survivors left to cherish his memories include three sons, Charles Batchelor Jr. of Bella Vista, Ark., Larry Batchelor and wife Jeanne of Mesquite and Michael Batchelor and wife Dorothea of Amarillo; a daughter, Linda Batchelor-Cole of Mesquite; a brother, Aaron Batchelor of Sonora; a sister, Lolla-Joyce Rose of Stephenville; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79114-7448.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2007
Charles married Dorothy Faye Thomas, daughter of Frank Thomas and Ruth, on 4 Jun 1952 in Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico.1 (Dorothy Faye Thomas was born on 20 Sep 1935,5 died on 5 Feb 2004 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 1 and was buried on 9 Feb 2004 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 1 6.)
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