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Esther Cook Bateman
15 Sep 1921 – 11 Dec 2018
| Birth | 15 Sep 1921 |
| Death | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Cemetery | Alpine City Cemetery Alpine , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Annie Duckett Hundley on 12 Dec 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195319337 |
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Esther Cook Bateman 1921 - 2018 Early Life: Esther was born September 15, 1921, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jesse L. and Mary Hayward Cook. Life’s Work | Service | Interests: On January 15, 1940, Esther married Ray Clark Bateman were sealed for all time and all eternity in the Jordan River Utah Temple on January 16, 1990. Together they had seven children. Ray passed away in 1967, which left Esther to raise the last five of her seven children on her own. She retired from the United States Postal Service on March 20, 1982, working fourteen years as a sub and an additional eight years as a full-time carrier. After retiring, she served an LDS Service Mission at the LDS Employment Center in American Fork, Utah, from August 1986 to August 1987. Esther lived in Idaho Falls, Bountiful, Syracuse, American Fork and residing her final 79 years in Alpine, Utah. Due to a hip fracture in 2014, it became impossible for Esther to remain in her home living on her own. She became a resident at the River Meadows Assisted Living facility in Alpine, Utah, in July 2014. Esther Cook Bateman, of Alpine, Utah, passed away December 11, 2018. She was 97. Family Message: "The Family wishes to extend their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the administrators and dedicated personnel at River Meadows who have strived diligently to care for our proud, spunky, outspoken, determined mother during her time there. Esther will be remembered for her charismatic, no nonsense personality — no one ever questioned how Esther felt!" Survived By: Her sons: David Ray (Kathleen), Harold Cook (Maria); daughter-in-law, Bonnie Bateman; daughters: Joan (Larry) Caldwell, Maxine (Roger) Covington, Marianne Christensen, and Phyllis (Pat) Beatie; 25 grandchildren; 71 great-grandchildren; 32 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded In Death By: Her husband, Ray Clark; son, Douglas Grant; son-in-law, Lane V. Christensen; daughter-in-law, Lynn C. Bateman; great granddaughter, Becky Jo Barrett; one sister, Irene Laursen; and three brothers: LeGrand, Lloyd, & Charles Cook. Esther had the difficult distinction of surviving all of her brothers & sisters; her brothers & sisters-in-law; many nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Service: Anderson & Sons Mortuary Lone Peak Chapel Arrangements: Anderson & Sons Interment: Alpine City Cemetery Original Obituary Published By: © Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 14 December 2018 Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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