Harold Edwin "Hal" Battey, 77, of Grants Pass died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in Hull & Hull's chapel, with T.L. Simons, pastor, officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
He was born Oct. 6, 1931, in Cordell, Okla., to Ralph and Thelma (Rainbolt) Battey.
In 1953, he graduated from the University of Southern California.
On June 19, 1953, in Glendale, Calif., he married Diana Sue Runyan, who died before him.
From 1958 to 1988, he lived in Hemet, Calif., where he was a certified public accountant. In 1988, he moved to Kona, Hawaii, and, in 1998, he moved to Grants Pass.
He was a past president and member of the Hemet Kiwanis Club for 23 years. He also was a member of the California Society of CPAs, the Society of California Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Rifleman Association.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting guns, reading and computers.
Survivors include five children, Linda Riley of San Jacinto, Calif., Darlene Wiggins of Hemet, Calif., Richard and Kevin Battey, both of Grants Pass, and Mira Battey of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a brother, Robert E. Battey of Kentucky; and 15 grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in Hull & Hull's chapel, with T.L. Simons, pastor, officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
He was born Oct. 6, 1931, in Cordell, Okla., to Ralph and Thelma (Rainbolt) Battey.
In 1953, he graduated from the University of Southern California.
On June 19, 1953, in Glendale, Calif., he married Diana Sue Runyan, who died before him.
From 1958 to 1988, he lived in Hemet, Calif., where he was a certified public accountant. In 1988, he moved to Kona, Hawaii, and, in 1998, he moved to Grants Pass.
He was a past president and member of the Hemet Kiwanis Club for 23 years. He also was a member of the California Society of CPAs, the Society of California Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Rifleman Association.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting guns, reading and computers.
Survivors include five children, Linda Riley of San Jacinto, Calif., Darlene Wiggins of Hemet, Calif., Richard and Kevin Battey, both of Grants Pass, and Mira Battey of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a brother, Robert E. Battey of Kentucky; and 15 grandchildren.
Harold Edwin "Hal" Battey, 77, of Grants Pass died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in Hull & Hull's chapel, with T.L. Simons, pastor, officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
He was born Oct. 6, 1931, in Cordell, Okla., to Ralph and Thelma (Rainbolt) Battey.
In 1953, he graduated from the University of Southern California.
On June 19, 1953, in Glendale, Calif., he married Diana Sue Runyan, who died before him.
From 1958 to 1988, he lived in Hemet, Calif., where he was a certified public accountant. In 1988, he moved to Kona, Hawaii, and, in 1998, he moved to Grants Pass.
He was a past president and member of the Hemet Kiwanis Club for 23 years. He also was a member of the California Society of CPAs, the Society of California Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Rifleman Association.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting guns, reading and computers.
Survivors include five children, Linda Riley of San Jacinto, Calif., Darlene Wiggins of Hemet, Calif., Richard and Kevin Battey, both of Grants Pass, and Mira Battey of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a brother, Robert E. Battey of Kentucky; and 15 grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in Hull & Hull's chapel, with T.L. Simons, pastor, officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
He was born Oct. 6, 1931, in Cordell, Okla., to Ralph and Thelma (Rainbolt) Battey.
In 1953, he graduated from the University of Southern California.
On June 19, 1953, in Glendale, Calif., he married Diana Sue Runyan, who died before him.
From 1958 to 1988, he lived in Hemet, Calif., where he was a certified public accountant. In 1988, he moved to Kona, Hawaii, and, in 1998, he moved to Grants Pass.
He was a past president and member of the Hemet Kiwanis Club for 23 years. He also was a member of the California Society of CPAs, the Society of California Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Rifleman Association.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting guns, reading and computers.
Survivors include five children, Linda Riley of San Jacinto, Calif., Darlene Wiggins of Hemet, Calif., Richard and Kevin Battey, both of Grants Pass, and Mira Battey of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a brother, Robert E. Battey of Kentucky; and 15 grandchildren.
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