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Husband/Wife DieOfHeart AttacksI3naGROTTOES - Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jackson Batton of GrottoesSince their marriage Nov. 25,1915 the couple had lived in the „ died of heart attacks Saturday Grottoes area, and were mem- „ morning enroute to Rockingham bers of the Grottoes Church of theMemorial Hospital.Mr. Batton, 79, a retired far-Brethren.Surviving are six sons,ftmer, had suffered the heart at- Clarence A., Winston H., Edward tack at home. Under the D. and Earl J. Batton, all ofAemotional strain of summoning Grottoes, Herbert H. Batton ofsiMneighbors and the Grottoes Richmond and Navy CWO Sam L. L,Rescue Squad, Mrs. Sadie Bessie Batton of Norfolk; a daughter,Batton, 72, also suffered a heart [Mrs. Gary McGee of Centerville; attack, according to doctor’sM19 grandchildren; 11 great- . grandchildren, and 30-odd foster L Mr. Batton hadlchildren the couple raised from!suffered a stroke some years ago, | pre-school through high school rhe had no history of heartreports. Althoughdisease, as his wife had.ages.Mr. Batton is also survived by |P* He was bom Nov. 25, 1892 in I two brothers, Hampton Batton of L Albemarle County and was a son Alexandria and George Batton ofof the late Edward Hampton and|Scottsville, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Marshall Batton.MDewey Via of Grottoes and Mrs. Mrs. Batton was bom Dec. 16, [Minnie Lawson of Alexandria.Clt;1899, also in Albemarle CountyBMrs. Batton is also survived by L-and was a daughter of the late I three brothers, Dewey Via ofDaniel W. and Malinda Sipe Via. [Grottoes,ElzyViaofWilliam P. WelshWaynesboro and Roger Via of Hummelstown, Pa. and four sisters, Mrs. Stuart Morris, Mrs. Albert Morris, and Mrs. Lottiee:Blt;7:FiWilliam P. Welsh, 77, of [Frazier, all of Grottoes and Mrs. Harrisonburg died Sunday af- Viola Lawson of Pennsylvania.Titernoon at the Salem Veterans! A double funeral service will be 'reHospital, where he had been a conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at theGrottoes Church of the Brethrenpatient 30 years.Mr. Welsh was bom Sept. 6, | by the Rev. Wilbur F. Garber and1894 in Harrisonburg and was a the Rev. Ross Speicher. Burial son of the late Richard and Mary (will be in Augusta MemorialO’Connor WelshPark at Waynesboro.He was a disabled veteran of The family will meet 1:30 p.m. World War I, a member of the |Tuesday at the church.Rion-Bowman V.F.W. post and i The family will receive friends the Blessed Sacrament Catholic 7:30—8:30 p.m. today at the W. H.Church.He is survived by a sister, Mrs.Kyger Funeral Home. Pallbearers will beB. H.Frances Hollard of Burlington, [Hepler, Newton Raynes, JamesN.C.Breeden, S. H. Lewis Jr., James A requiem Mass will be sung 10! Wood, Henry Kiester, RoyBlessed [Harris, Carl Baber, Russella.m. Tuesday atSacrament Catholic Church by [Morris, Paul Mace, and McBride Father James M. Noto. Burial and Robert Smith.will be in Woodbine Cemetery.The hodv is at the LinHsevWihi|ofco1W(pn
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Harrisonburg Coiner Burns Revue
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Mon, May 22, 1972
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