BATEMON, Elsie Mae (Snook) - b. October 7, 1894 - d. December 24, 1955

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Howard Courant-Citizen
January 5, 1956

Elsie Mae Snook, daughter of Archie Hubert and Janie Snook, was born October 7, 1894 in Seymour, Iowa, and passed to her glorious reward on December 24, 1956, at Howard, Kansas.  She came to Kansas with her parents at the age of four.

On October 19, 1912, at Skidmore, Kansas, she was united in marriage to Albert Otto Bateman and to this union were born five children, four of whom survive:  Floyd and Roy of Wichita, Kansas; Harold of Iola, and Dale of Fort Hood, Texas.

She is also survived by three brothers and three sisters:  Grace Snook, Effie Dorsey and Lelia Snook; George and Ray, both of El Dorado, and Ralph of Howard.   Also surviving are 16 grandchildren and a host of friends and relatives who mourn her passing.

Mrs. Batemon was a member of the Nazarene church at Howard.  She united with the church in 1950.  She was a good worker inthe church and a beloved saint loved by everyone.

Funeral services were held at the Moon Chapel in Howard at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 26th, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Wendall Richie.  Music was furnished by Mrs. Raymond McIntyre and Mrs. Wendall Richie with Shirley McIntyre accompanist.  The casket bearers were James Dean, Clarence Lister, Paul Herlock, Chas, Combs, Will Elliott, and Oscar Lanning.  Concluding services and burial were in Grace Lawn cemetery, Howard, Kansas.