John Bascombe Battle, 103, of Asheville, formerly of Whittier, died Saturday, June 24, 2000.
Mr. Battle was born March 27, 1897, in Jackson County and was a son of William and Lou Zena Hughes Battle.
He was an Army veteran of WW I where he served in the infantry in France.
He was a graduate of Western Carolina College and was a
merchant in Whittier for many years.
He was a member the Shrine and a 75-year member of the Dillsboro Lodge #459, A.F. and A.M.
His hobby was gathering a rare and extensive collection of
tools and artifacts made by mountain forebears, a collection which he gave to Western Carolina University.
He had previously housed the collection in a hand-hewn log building which he erected in the Ela community until he retired and closed the museum in 1970.
He was the subject of a John Parris "Roaming the Mountains" article in the Asheville Citizen-Times.
In 1983 the University presented him with the Mountain
Heritage Award as "a man who has provided us with a strong link to the past and whose contribution to the present and future has already been assured" according to Dr. James E. Dooley, former vice-chancellor of WCU.
Masonic graveside services were conducted by the Dillsboro lodge at Swain Memorial Park, Bryson City.
Mr. Battle was born March 27, 1897, in Jackson County and was a son of William and Lou Zena Hughes Battle.
He was an Army veteran of WW I where he served in the infantry in France.
He was a graduate of Western Carolina College and was a
merchant in Whittier for many years.
He was a member the Shrine and a 75-year member of the Dillsboro Lodge #459, A.F. and A.M.
His hobby was gathering a rare and extensive collection of
tools and artifacts made by mountain forebears, a collection which he gave to Western Carolina University.
He had previously housed the collection in a hand-hewn log building which he erected in the Ela community until he retired and closed the museum in 1970.
He was the subject of a John Parris "Roaming the Mountains" article in the Asheville Citizen-Times.
In 1983 the University presented him with the Mountain
Heritage Award as "a man who has provided us with a strong link to the past and whose contribution to the present and future has already been assured" according to Dr. James E. Dooley, former vice-chancellor of WCU.
Masonic graveside services were conducted by the Dillsboro lodge at Swain Memorial Park, Bryson City.
John Bascombe Battle, 103, of Asheville, formerly of Whittier, died Saturday, June 24, 2000.
Mr. Battle was born March 27, 1897, in Jackson County and was a son of William and Lou Zena Hughes Battle.
He was an Army veteran of WW I where he served in the infantry in France.
He was a graduate of Western Carolina College and was a
merchant in Whittier for many years.
He was a member the Shrine and a 75-year member of the Dillsboro Lodge #459, A.F. and A.M.
His hobby was gathering a rare and extensive collection of
tools and artifacts made by mountain forebears, a collection which he gave to Western Carolina University.
He had previously housed the collection in a hand-hewn log building which he erected in the Ela community until he retired and closed the museum in 1970.
He was the subject of a John Parris "Roaming the Mountains" article in the Asheville Citizen-Times.
In 1983 the University presented him with the Mountain
Heritage Award as "a man who has provided us with a strong link to the past and whose contribution to the present and future has already been assured" according to Dr. James E. Dooley, former vice-chancellor of WCU.
Masonic graveside services were conducted by the Dillsboro lodge at Swain Memorial Park, Bryson City.
Mr. Battle was born March 27, 1897, in Jackson County and was a son of William and Lou Zena Hughes Battle.
He was an Army veteran of WW I where he served in the infantry in France.
He was a graduate of Western Carolina College and was a
merchant in Whittier for many years.
He was a member the Shrine and a 75-year member of the Dillsboro Lodge #459, A.F. and A.M.
His hobby was gathering a rare and extensive collection of
tools and artifacts made by mountain forebears, a collection which he gave to Western Carolina University.
He had previously housed the collection in a hand-hewn log building which he erected in the Ela community until he retired and closed the museum in 1970.
He was the subject of a John Parris "Roaming the Mountains" article in the Asheville Citizen-Times.
In 1983 the University presented him with the Mountain
Heritage Award as "a man who has provided us with a strong link to the past and whose contribution to the present and future has already been assured" according to Dr. James E. Dooley, former vice-chancellor of WCU.
Masonic graveside services were conducted by the Dillsboro lodge at Swain Memorial Park, Bryson City.
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