Photo courtesy of Andrews Mortuary and Crematory - Market Street Chapel - Wilmington
Jun 28, 1926 - Apr 30, 2015
Harry, Billy and Louie,
I am so sorry for your loss. Your Mom was an awesome woman. I will be praying for your family. Frances was loved by so many. Love to you all.
Kathryn Roethlinger Swart
Kathryn Roethlinger Swart
May 05, 2015 | Castle Hayne, NC
Dear Harry, Louie, and Billy,
The passing of your mother has left a large hole in my heart. I deeply regret not being able to attend her services. My last visit with Frances ended with a hug and a kiss and an "I love you" which I will cherish that memory forever. My love to all of your family.
Love,
KATHY SAFFO-COX
Kathy Saffo-Cox
May 05, 2015 | Wilmington, NC
Dear Billy and Family,
We were all sorry to hear of your Mother's passing. Thoughts and Prayers are with you. No matter how old we get, it is never easy losing a parents. But knowing that you have a lifetime of memories to hold on to...keeps them near to you always!
Bebe Saffo, Theda Saffo-Mann, Becky Saffo and Susan Saffo-Burch ; Wrightsville Beach, NC
Bebe Saffo
May 05, 2015 | Wrightsville Beach, NC
Dear Harry,
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your entire family. May God bring all of you peace during this difficult time. Sincerely Donna Baughman
Donna Baughman
May 05, 2015 | Carolina Beach, NC
Harry and family i am very sorry for your loss.
Herbert Vann
May 04, 2015 | Castle Hayne, NC
Harry, Louie, Billy and Family, Very sorry to hear about your Mother's passing. I have some fond memories of her and our time on Klein Rd. Some great years. Your Mother was a Classy Lady. My prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Danny Best
May 04, 2015 | Wilmington, NC
Dear Harry, Louie, Billy and Families,
So sorry to hear about your Mother's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Frances was so kind to all of us,and she always had words of wisdom to share. May her memory be eternal!
With love,
The Vassilaros/Steele Family
May 04, 2015
Louie and Family. So sorry for your loss. You all are in my thoughts.
Michael Appleton
May 04, 2015 | Carolina Beach, NC
Dear Louie and family. My prayers are with you and yours. Having lost my mother last June, I can sincerely feel your loss. I hope you can find comfort in knowing your mother is in a better place. Best to all of you. God Bless.
Bob Blair
May 03, 2015 | Wilmingtom, NC
Frances Fronista Batuyios, 88, of Wilmington, NC, fell asleep in the Lord in the hope of the Resurrection at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, on April 30, 2015, in the loving presence of her family.Frances was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on June 28, 1926, the daughter of Elias and Aspacia Phillips Fronista.She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James H. (Jimmy) Batuyios (1976); her brother, Harry Fronista (2012) and an infant sister, Flora (1926).At the age of five, she moved with her family to Astoria, Queens, NY. Frances attended P.S. 122 and graduated from William Cullen Bryant High School in 1944, whereupon she went to work for Dun and Bradstreet. In August of 1945, she came to Wilmington with her brother to join their parents who had arrived in 1943-44 when her father opened the Roxy Café on Front Street between Grace and Walnut Street. She found employment in the passenger receipts division of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.In November 1946, she married James H. (Jimmy) Batuyios and lived briefly in Sunset Park before relocating with their young family to Klein Road in the Princess Place neighborhood, where she remained for the next 66 years, three fourths of her entire life.Over ensuing years, Frances was primarily a homemaker but also worked in several business enterprises owned and operated by her husband. Her ?formal? working career ended in the period 1970-1975, when she served as events coordinator and restaurant manager at the Timme Plaza Hotel (now the Wilmington Hilton) on Water Street.Frances was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and of the Ladies Philoptochos Society (Friends of the Poor), the preeminent parish level charity of the Orthodox Church in this country. She was also a charter member of the Wilmington Chapter Therma #10 of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America, an organization founded by Greek immigrants from their ancestral island of Icaria.She is survived by her three sons, Harry J. Batuyios of Tarpon Springs, Florida, Louis J. Batuyios (Nadine) of Wilmington, and William J. Batuyios, also of Wilmington; seven grandchildren, Jimmy, Frances, and husband David, Johnny, Jamie, Michael and wife Kippy, Nicholas, Gregory and wife Sharon; and three precious granddaughters, Eleanor, Scarlett, and Isabella.A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 4, 2015, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 608 South College Road, with Fr. Jon Emanuelson officiating with entombment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Frances? grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will also be at the church from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015, with a Trisagion prayer service at 7:00 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts and contributions may be made to the Ladies Philoptochos Society, St. Nicholas Greek Church, 608 South College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28403, or Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28401.
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