Rachel A. Bateman

A native of Social Circle, GA, Mrs. Bateman was the daughter of John Hurst and Mary Whatley Adams. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women. She began teaching school in Barnesville, GA. In 1941, the Bateman's moved to Albany where she and her husband Lee were the owners/operators of Southeastern Wholesale Floral Supply Company. They remained in the wholesale floral business until they retired. Mrs. Bateman worked as a substitute teacher for a number of years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a charter member of the Beulah Wakeford Sapp Sunday School Class. Mrs. Bateman was a member and served as the President of United Methodist Women. For 18 years she served as a circle leader. She was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy where she was a Past President, the Thronateeska Chapter of the D.A.R. where she was a past Regent. Mrs. Bateman was a charter member and President of the John Sumner Chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, a member of the Society of Magna Carta and a member and Past President of the Albany Garden Club. Mrs. Bateman was preceded in death by her husband, Lee H. Bateman and their son, John Daniel Bateman, Sr.