Mary Frances Batchelor

Mary Frances Fulcher Batchelor, 83, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at her home.

She was born on March 5, 1942, in Dixon, KY, to the late Katherine Loretta Sikes Fulcher and Frank Fulcher. She was the owner and operator of ABC Daycare. She was a dedicated volunteer for Hospice. She enjoyed working puzzles, sewing, and bird watching. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Mary was a lifetime member of Greater Lighthouse Pentecostal Church where she also helped to operate the bus ministry.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Raymond Batchelor, Jr.; daughter, Cheryl Miller; sister, Christine Fulcher; and her brother, Donnie Delbert Fulcher.

Her survivors include her daughters, Katherine (Dennis) Strange and Carla Coakley, both of Madisonville, Dana (Nathaniel) Jenkins of Oviedo, FL; son, Donald (Terri) Fulcher of Lakeland, FL; sisters, Inez Marie (Kenneth) Fulcher of Madisonville and Norma Sue Ehrlich of Gainesville, FL; brother, Ernest (Linda) Fulcher of Sacramento, KY; grandchildren, Candace Thompson, Andrea Yvonne, Kevin (Vanessa) Morris, Lindsey Morris, Lauren (Preston) Bush, Cody Coakley, Cassia Coakley, and Jared Jenkins; great-grandchildren, Easton Morris, Ansley Bowman, Beau Bush, Brody Bush, Ozzie Coakley, Stevie Coakley, and Lilah Coakley and several other great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home with Pastor Robbie Knox officiating and Bishop Ronnie Hendricks assisting. Burial to follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Poole, KY.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are Dennis Strange, Kevin Morris, Jared Jenkins, Preston Bush, Ryan Reynolds and Nathaniel Jenkins.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.harrisfuneralinc.com