Obit: George Walter Battershell, 82, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday of complications from pneumonia in the home of a son, Leo Battershell, in Kirklin Township, where the father had lived for the last year and a half during his illness.
Born May 9, 1872, in Champaign, Illinois, son of James and Rebecca Battershell, he was married December 27, 1899, to Rilla Victoria Divan, who died July 9, 1916. He was a member of the Kirklin Church of God.
Surviving are three sons, Leo S. Battershell, Kirklin Township, Harold D. Battershell of Detroit, and Carl C. Battershell, of Gary; two daughters, Mrs. Erma Wire of Sheridan, and Miss Zema Battershell, Kirklin Township; a sister, Mrs. Isabelle Kirkpatrick, Frankfort route 3, and a sister and brother in Illinois; five grandsons and one great-grandson.
Obit: George Walter Battershell, 82, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday of complications from pneumonia in the home of a son, Leo Battershell, in Kirklin Township, where the father had lived for the last year and a half during his illness.
Born May 9, 1872, in Champaign, Illinois, son of James and Rebecca Battershell, he was married December 27, 1899, to Rilla Victoria Divan, who died July 9, 1916. He was a member of the Kirklin Church of God.
Surviving are three sons, Leo S. Battershell, Kirklin Township, Harold D. Battershell of Detroit, and Carl C. Battershell, of Gary; two daughters, Mrs. Erma Wire of Sheridan, and Miss Zema Battershell, Kirklin Township; a sister, Mrs. Isabelle Kirkpatrick, Frankfort route 3, and a sister and brother in Illinois; five grandsons and one great-grandson.
Family Members
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Elizabeth N. Battershell
1856–1862
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William Conaway Battershell
1858–1872
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Sarah Brown Battershell Johnson
1861–1937
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David Syrus Battershell
1863–1922
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John Wallace Battershell
1865–1947
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Isabell Sarelta Battershell Kirkpatrick
1869–1974
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Effie Jane Battershell Robinson
1875–1974
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Charles Eldadd Battershell
1878–1966
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Rebecca Tacy Battershell
1883–1883
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