K Strong Bateman Obituary (1930 - 2005)

K Strong Bateman Age 75 a lifelong resident of Eaton Rapids, left his family and friends on December 7, 2005. Born September 13, 1930 to Cyril K. and Florence (Strong) Bateman. He attended Wilcox Country School, he graduated from Eaton Rapids High School class of 1949, and attended M.S.U. Strong enjoyed fishing, gardening and his winters in Florida. He was a member of the F.& A.M. Lodge #63 of Eaton Rapids and had retired from Lindel Drop Forge in Lansing. Strong was a very loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Suriviving are his wife of 53 years, Eunice (Evans); 2 sons, David (Diane), Mark (Laurie); daughter, Kimberly (Dan) Smith; 8 grandchildren, Jennifer (Arthur) Schneider, Melissa, Andrew, Evan and Christopher Bateman, Ryan Perritt, Dan and Christina Smith and many cousins whom he loved to visit with. The Bateman family would like to thank the staff of the Breslin Cancer Center, Ingham 5 North, and Sparrow Specialty Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10th at 1:00 P.M. from the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids with burial following at Plains Cemetery in Eaton Rapids. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on friday frpm 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to either the Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Foundation or the Leukemia and Lymphomia Association in memory of K Strong Bateman.