Virginia H. Elkin Batchelor

Virginia H. Elkin Batchelor, of Bloomington, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Bloomington Hospital. She was 96 years old. Born May 22, 1913, in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Marguerite Anderson Houze and Reverend Dr. A.B. Houze, Minister of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, in Lima, Ohio. In 1917, the family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky where Dr. Houze assumed the pastorate of the Christian Church and remained until his death in 1962. Mrs. Batchelor attended Western Kentucky State Teachers College in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, graduating in 1935. While at Vanderbilt she was pledged and initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi, International, and in Bloomington served as Alumni President and Corporation Board President, Beta Phi Chapter of AOΠ. She taught for 20 years in the Monroe County Community School system, serving as Chairperson of the English Department for 14 years at Bloomington High School South. She received her MS degree in Education in 1965, from Indiana University. Memberships in Bloomington include First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, since 1952, and Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, Philanthropic and Conversation Club. Her first husband, Roy T. Elkin passed away in 1971. In 1975, she became the wife of Professor Joseph A. Batchelor, Dept. of Economics at Indiana University. Dr. Batchelor passed away in 1979. Her son, Robert Houze Elkin, St. Louis, Missouri, passed away July 2008. Survivors include one son, Roy Thomas Elkin, Jr. (Sara) Elkhart, IN., four granddaughters: Suzanne Slabaugh of Granger, IN, Jennifer Collins of Pittsburgh, PA, Meredith Brown Elkin of St. Louis, MO, and Lindsay Roberts of Foley, AL; three step grandchildren, Heather Steele of Elkhart, IN, Haley Sullivan of Elkhart, IN and Charley Borneman of Portland, OR; seven great-grandchildren: Brian Brown Elkin of St. Louis, MO., Tristin, Carter and Wyatt Roberts of Foley, AL., twins Conner and Kyle Slabaugh, Granger, IN., and Hadley Anne Collins, Pittsburgh, PA. Memorial services will be held on Monday, February 22 at 2:00 pm at Allen Funeral Home, 4155 S. Old State Rd. 37 with Reverend Mark Calvert-Rosenberger officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4-7 pm at the funeral home and on Monday from 1:00 pm until time of services. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church or Hospice of Bloomington Hospital c/o Allen Funeral Home.

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Virginia H. Elkin Batchelor

May 22, 1913 - February 17, 2010