Roberta Hicks Batten Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Roberta Hicks Batten in Shelbyville, Tennessee, who passed away on March 14, 2026, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Roberta Hicks Batten to show support.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Roberta is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Roberta's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Leslie Hicks and Marie Layne Hicks; her husband Walter Douglas Batten; her son William "Bill" Wayne Batten; her son-in-law Johnny Foster; and her sister Delphie Burrahm.
She is survived by: her daughters, Linda Batten Tate (Joe) of Shelbyville, TN, Shelia Batten Foster of Shelbyville, TN and Sherry Batten of Unionville, TN; and her siblings, William Jerry Hicks of Shelbyville, TN and Imogene McGowan. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren.
