Ida Bateman

Ida C. Bateman NORFOLK - Ida C. Bateman of Sewells Point Road went to be with the Lord Nov. 29, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Hubert and Willie Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond S. Bateman and one of her brothers, H. L. Thompson. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Raymond Bateman of Norfolk, Valerie Mangum of Lambsburg, Pamela Harris and her husband Jeff of Norfolk, Robert Bateman and his wife Vicki of Suffolk and her adopted daughter, Nancy Swinson of Norfolk; three sisters, Willie Ann Tanner and her husband Tom, Charlotte Webb and her husband Lawrence, and Betsey Rae Martin; her brother, Jack Thompson and his wife Betty; one grandson; four granddaughters; and one great-grandson; several nieces and nephews. Her love for children never stopped. She drove a school bus for 19 years, worked in school daycares for 12 years, and then opened her own daycare which remained open for 12 years. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Riverside Memorial Park, 1000 E. Indian River Road. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norview Chapel.