Ora Lee Bateman

Ora Lee Bateman, age 98, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ora was born in Elizabethton, TN on March 15, 1923 to Sally and Elmer Richardson. She retired from North American Rayon Corporation and was a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Clarence Bateman, her sisters Nina Eller, Lena White and her brother Bill Richardson

She is survived by her son Ted Bateman and daughter-in-law Diana, her grandson Stephen Craig Bateman and beloved nieces and nephews.

Graveside Service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 29, 2021 in Happy Valley Memorial Park with Pastor Eric Wright officiating.  Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 9:20 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone is required to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Condolences may be sent to the family at our web-site www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.

Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Bateman family.