Barbara Sharon (Luke) Thornton Batten
Born: Fri., Mar. 5, 1948
Died: Tue., Apr. 4, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Sharon Luke Thornton Batten, age 69, of Blackshear, died Tuesday evening (4/4/17) at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross following a short illness.
Born March 5, 1948 in Blackshear, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Blanche Pierce Luke. She was a lifelong resident of Pierce County where she had worked for the Blackshear Shoe Factory, Blackshear Jacket Factory, and as a clerk for Dollar General. She was a member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Patterson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Carolyn Courson and Latrelle Baggs.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Jason Thornton and Ryan Thornton, both of Blackshear; 4 grandchildren, Brittany Thornton, Heather Thornton, and Jasmine Thornton, all of Blackshear, and Lexi Thornton of Baxley; 3 step children, Rhonda Gardner (husband Tony) and Tina Batten, both of Woodbine, and Steven Batten (wife Lavern) of Kingsland; her special nieces and nephews, Melanie Pittman, Angela Manders, Bobby Courson, and James Courson, all of Blackshear; special friends, Susan King, Earnestine Scurry, and Mary Beverly, all of Blackshear, and Cordia Gibbens of Tampa, FL; and several other relatives.
A funeral service will take place Friday (4/7/17) at 11 AM in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Ramah Cemetery in Mershon.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, Attn. Elder Alvin/Betty Johnson, 2185 Richard King Road, Patterson, GA 31557.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
Born: Fri., Mar. 5, 1948
Died: Tue., Apr. 4, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Sharon Luke Thornton Batten, age 69, of Blackshear, died Tuesday evening (4/4/17) at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross following a short illness.
Born March 5, 1948 in Blackshear, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Blanche Pierce Luke. She was a lifelong resident of Pierce County where she had worked for the Blackshear Shoe Factory, Blackshear Jacket Factory, and as a clerk for Dollar General. She was a member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Patterson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Carolyn Courson and Latrelle Baggs.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Jason Thornton and Ryan Thornton, both of Blackshear; 4 grandchildren, Brittany Thornton, Heather Thornton, and Jasmine Thornton, all of Blackshear, and Lexi Thornton of Baxley; 3 step children, Rhonda Gardner (husband Tony) and Tina Batten, both of Woodbine, and Steven Batten (wife Lavern) of Kingsland; her special nieces and nephews, Melanie Pittman, Angela Manders, Bobby Courson, and James Courson, all of Blackshear; special friends, Susan King, Earnestine Scurry, and Mary Beverly, all of Blackshear, and Cordia Gibbens of Tampa, FL; and several other relatives.
A funeral service will take place Friday (4/7/17) at 11 AM in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Ramah Cemetery in Mershon.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, Attn. Elder Alvin/Betty Johnson, 2185 Richard King Road, Patterson, GA 31557.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara Sharon (Luke) Thornton Batten
Born: Fri., Mar. 5, 1948
Died: Tue., Apr. 4, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Sharon Luke Thornton Batten, age 69, of Blackshear, died Tuesday evening (4/4/17) at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross following a short illness.
Born March 5, 1948 in Blackshear, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Blanche Pierce Luke. She was a lifelong resident of Pierce County where she had worked for the Blackshear Shoe Factory, Blackshear Jacket Factory, and as a clerk for Dollar General. She was a member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Patterson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Carolyn Courson and Latrelle Baggs.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Jason Thornton and Ryan Thornton, both of Blackshear; 4 grandchildren, Brittany Thornton, Heather Thornton, and Jasmine Thornton, all of Blackshear, and Lexi Thornton of Baxley; 3 step children, Rhonda Gardner (husband Tony) and Tina Batten, both of Woodbine, and Steven Batten (wife Lavern) of Kingsland; her special nieces and nephews, Melanie Pittman, Angela Manders, Bobby Courson, and James Courson, all of Blackshear; special friends, Susan King, Earnestine Scurry, and Mary Beverly, all of Blackshear, and Cordia Gibbens of Tampa, FL; and several other relatives.
A funeral service will take place Friday (4/7/17) at 11 AM in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Ramah Cemetery in Mershon.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, Attn. Elder Alvin/Betty Johnson, 2185 Richard King Road, Patterson, GA 31557.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
Born: Fri., Mar. 5, 1948
Died: Tue., Apr. 4, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Sharon Luke Thornton Batten, age 69, of Blackshear, died Tuesday evening (4/4/17) at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross following a short illness.
Born March 5, 1948 in Blackshear, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Blanche Pierce Luke. She was a lifelong resident of Pierce County where she had worked for the Blackshear Shoe Factory, Blackshear Jacket Factory, and as a clerk for Dollar General. She was a member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Patterson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Carolyn Courson and Latrelle Baggs.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Jason Thornton and Ryan Thornton, both of Blackshear; 4 grandchildren, Brittany Thornton, Heather Thornton, and Jasmine Thornton, all of Blackshear, and Lexi Thornton of Baxley; 3 step children, Rhonda Gardner (husband Tony) and Tina Batten, both of Woodbine, and Steven Batten (wife Lavern) of Kingsland; her special nieces and nephews, Melanie Pittman, Angela Manders, Bobby Courson, and James Courson, all of Blackshear; special friends, Susan King, Earnestine Scurry, and Mary Beverly, all of Blackshear, and Cordia Gibbens of Tampa, FL; and several other relatives.
A funeral service will take place Friday (4/7/17) at 11 AM in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Ramah Cemetery in Mershon.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, Attn. Elder Alvin/Betty Johnson, 2185 Richard King Road, Patterson, GA 31557.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
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