NASHVILLE - Emma Louise McDougald Batchelor 92, passed  on Friday, March 22, 2013. She was born December 18, 1920 in Richmond County, NC the first of nine children of the late Zeb and Annie Roller McDougald. She was preceded in death by her husband Lewis T. Batchelor; brothers Zeb McDougald, Monroe McDougald, Jack McDougald; sister Lucille M. Mosby.

 Emma is survived by her children Dora Collier and husband Bernard, of Nashville, Pat Gupton and husband Frank, of Rocky Mount, Butch Batchelor and wife Connie of Gloucester,VA; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters Eunice Davis, of Clemmons, Shirley LeGrand of Bethany, OK, Sara (Gene) Poston of Rockingham, NC; brother Jimmie McDougald of Lillington, NC.

Graveside services were held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville, with Mr. Ronnie Pace of Momeyer Baptist Church officiating.