Kathryn Batte

BATTE, Kathryn Ann Woodson "Kitty," of Richmond, died quietly at age 98 on the last morning of the decade, December 31, 2010, with her family at her side. She was the widow of DuRoc Jones Batte. She was predeceased by her parents, William Felix Woodson and Kathryn Ann Boatwright; by her brothers and sister, Benjamin F. Woodson, William P. Woodson and Elizabeth Woodson Mayes; and by her niece, Susan Woodson Pechfelder. She is survived by her nieces and nephew, Margaret Woodson Nea, Jean Woodson Minix, Benjamin M. Woodson; and great-nieces and nephews, Courtney Nea Jones, Ann Meade Nea Watkins, Holly Minix Urbanek, Kathryn Woodson DuMont, Benjamin F. Woodson and Jason Woodson Pechfelder. She is also survived by 11 great-great-nieces and nephews. Born February 3, 1912, she was raised in Ginter Park and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1931. A graduate of Longwood College, she was a teacher at Bell Bryan Day Nursery School and later taught in Alexandria, Virginia. During World War II, she served as a driver for the American Red Cross Motor Corps, a war-time transportation service. She was a member of the Colonial Dames, DAR, UDC and the Jamestown Society. After many years in Alexandria, she and her husband retired to Imperial Plaza in Richmond in 1986. At the end of her gracious life, she will always be remembered for her generosity, indomitable spirit, genteel hospitality and love of life. Family will receive friends at Woody Funeral Home on Parham Road on Monday, January 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. Her service will be held at her church, St. Albans, on Hermitage Road on Tuesday, January 4, at 11 a.m.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.