Thelma Jo Batty

She was a longtime resident of Etowah County and a member of Second Baptist Church of Altoona. In her younger years she was a press operator with NASA and she had worked as a Floor Secretary at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Thelma is survived by her son Mike Parker (Dawn); daughter Rhonda Crosson (Jack); and daughter Carol Parker Griffith; Grandchildren Kellie Sauls (Kevin), Mandy Doster (Nick), Nicole Frazier (Dustin), Adam Parker, Brooklyn Griffith (David Culp), Adam Parker, Great Grandchildren Emma and Stella Doster, Grayson Sauls, Grant Frazier; sister Melba McCurley (Joe); brothers Glenn Barton (Marie), brother Dr. Max Barton (Glenda), and John Ted Barton (Trina); Many Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins

Thelma was preceded in death by her husbands Jimmy Gilbert Parker and Howard Batty; parents J.T. and Elzie Barton; and sister Doris Jean Beacham (Earl).

Visitation for Thelma will be Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and funeral service will at 2:00 PM. Burial will be at Altoona-Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be family.

The family would like to express their Special thanks to the Nurses and staff of Gadsden Health Care and Pro Health Hospice.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.collier-butler.com for the Batty family.