Florene S. Batchman, 78, died April 21, 2016, at her home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 21, 1937, in Pawnee County, she was the daughter of William Melvin and Zelpha Ione (Smith) Kendall. On Nov. 3, 1957, she married Leonard Albert Batchman in Barton County. He died on April 4, 1981. A resident of Great Bend for 59 years, coming from Pawnee County, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include two daughters, Diane Lewis and Dortha Batchman, both of Great Bend; two sisters, Barbara Phillips of Hutchinson, and Laura Lou Rodarmel of St. John; five grandchildren, Amie Stark, Mickey Wear, Jamie Hapes, Tony Batchman and Shawn Wear; and seven great-grandchildren, Brandon Workman, Blake Ridgel, Matt Hapes, Dylon Wear, Skylar Fellers, Nichole Batchman and Kayle Baldwin. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Debra Hapes.