Elva D. "Honey" Battermann

Honey Battermann died September 6, 2011 in Marlin. She was 91.

She was born on February 10, 1920, in a two-story house in Ellis-Ford, Wash. to Zachary and Margaret (Oliver) Hylton. Elva married Edward G. Battermann on September 12, 1937 in Emmet, Idaho. They moved from Oroville to Marlin in 1950.

Honey had a particular soft spot for young children and was a wonderful wife and mother. She worked outside the home in her own dry-cleaning business in Odessa. She was a member of the Brethren Church in Ellis-Ford and of the Rebekah Lodge in Wilson Creek. Honey was known for her delicious apple pies...