BATSON, Richard Eugene

Published by Mohave Daily News Online on Oct. 20, 2022 - Bullhead City, Arizona - Richard Eugene Batson, age 87, a 17-year resident of Bullhead City, Arizona was reunited with his wife, Carol Rae Batson in Heaven on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. He was born on June 28, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He passed on from fibrosis of the lungs, cancer, and a touch of "broken heart" from the loss of his wife, Carol, and his son, Mike, Sr. Richard was a resident of Lake Elsinore, California for 39 years and 20 previous years in various other locations in Southern California. He was a painter of cars for Chrysler Corp. in Los Angeles and worked in a spice warehouse part-time in the 1960's to provide for his growing family. He also attended Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. He was the proud Commander of American Legion Post 200 after his move to Lake Elsinore, California. He operated numerous State Recycling Centers around Lake Elsinore and was disabled from an injury at a local supermarket in 2004. After retiring from the work force, Richard and Carol relocated to Bullhead City, Arizona in February of 2005 where his favorite pass times were his wife and their visits to the video slots at the Golden Nugget in Laughlin, Nevada. Richard is survived by his daughters, Samantha (his caregiver to his final day) of Arizona, Kimberly of California, Barbara of Arizona, and Jeanie of Oregon; his sons, Gary of Arizona, Rick of California and Arizona, and David of Arizona; 23 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Richard will be remembered by all as a proud Korean War Veteran, missed very much by many and loved by a great amount.