Obituary of Eugenia Mae Batterton

Eugenia “Jean” Mae Batterton, of Hartshorne, Oklahoma, was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She left this world and gained her angel wings on November 19th, 2021 at the age of 84 years old. Jean was born on September 15th, 1937, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Levi and Dora (Bradley) Nuckols. This beautiful brown-eyed girl grew up and attended high school in Prague, Oklahoma. Jean was a loving mother and homemaker for all her children. Her life was always dedicated to helping others. Jean started working for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services in November of 1966 and retired in 1991, after twenty-five dedicated years of service. She was a long-time member of the Word of Life Church in Bache, Oklahoma. Along with being an ordained minister, Jean devoted her life to serving the Lord. She loved spending time with her family, making her famous banana pudding that everyone loved, and covering all of her children, grands, great-grands, and great-great-grands in prayer. Jean is preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Austin Batterton; father, Levi Nuckols; mother, Dora Nuckols Huggins; stepfather, A.B. Huggins; infant daughter, LaDonna Johnson; infant grandson, Tony Gene Pietrowicz; daughter-in-law, Tammy Johnson; granddaughter, Montana Fitzpatrick; and brother, Jim Coffey. Jean is survived by her children: Rickey Johnson and wife, Barbara, of Lindsay, OK; Randy Johnson, of Eufaula, OK; Rhonda Pietrowicz and husband, Ronald, of Jones, OK; Don Johnson, of Tahlequah, OK; Sharon Thomas and husband, John, of Buffalo Valley, OK; Jeff Batterton and wife, Cheryl, of Owasso, OK; and Casey Batterton, of Carbondale, KS; thirty grandchildren, forty-eight great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren; two sisters: Kayron Devereaux and husband, Arthur; and Betty Hehnly and husband, Clair, both of Shawnee, OK; baby brother, Larry Nuckols, and wife, Peggy, of Oklahoma City, OK; numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at the Word of Life Church in Bache, Oklahoma. A viewing will be held Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made “In Memory of Eugenia (Jean) Batterton” and sent to J. Preston Eby, P.O. Box 371240 El Paso, TX 79937-1240.