Barbara Jean (Courter) Bateman, 86, of Shoals

Born May 2, 1938 in Bedford, she was the daughter of Aaron Courter and Virginia (Cox Courter) Taylor. 

She married Jerry Lee “Whistlepig” Bateman in the living room of Preacher Clive Bailey in Dover Hill on July 12, 1957, and he survives. 

She was a graduate of Williams High School and a member of the Dover Hill Christian Union Church. Barbara was a homemaker, wife, mom, grandmother to a tribe of kids, and an animal savior. 

Surviving are her husband, Jerry “Whistlepig”; daughter, Kim Lee (Daniel) Showalter; son, Kerry Dean Bateman; grandsons, Adam (Tawnya) Showalter and Brady (Jennifer) Showalter; granddaughters, Nashta (Nathan) Moore and Kerri De-Ann Bateman; and many others she loved and cared for. 

She was preceded in death by her parents and in-laws, Cleo and Mabel Bateman. 

Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Queen-Lee Chapel of George Funeral Care with Steve Sims officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 A.M. until the service hour on Saturday at the Queen-Lee Chapel, Shoals Memorial contributions may be made to the Martin County Humane Society, Heart to Heart Hospice, or the Alzheimer’s Association. 

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.queenlee.com.