| | Batton was married to the former Maxine Evans (1916–1982). The couple was [[Southern Baptist]] and had three children, Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001), married to the former Frances "Gayle" Barton (1946-2018), a native of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/frances-gayle-batton/|title=Frances "Gayle" Batton obituary|publisher=''The Minden Press-Herald''|date=October 29, 2018|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref> John Willis Batton (born 1947), a businessman from [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], [[Arkansas]], and his wife, Judith Yvonne "Judy" Batton (born 1944), and Karen Sue Batton (born 1949) of Heflin in south Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57068303|title=Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 30, 2001|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> | | Batton was married to the former Maxine Evans (1916–1982). The couple was [[Southern Baptist]] and had three children, Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001), married to the former Frances "Gayle" Barton (1946-2018), a native of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/frances-gayle-batton/|title=Frances "Gayle" Batton obituary|publisher=''The Minden Press-Herald''|date=October 29, 2018|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref> John Willis Batton (born 1947), a businessman from [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], [[Arkansas]], and his wife, Judith Yvonne "Judy" Batton (born 1944), and Karen Sue Batton (born 1949) of Heflin in south Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57068303|title=Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 30, 2001|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> |
| − | Batton died in Minden three days before his 70th birthday in 1981. He, his wife, son, and mother are interred there at Gardens of Memory Cemetery.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67251990|title=John David "J. D." Batton|publisher= | + | Batton died in Minden three days before his 70th birthday in 1981. He, his wife, son, and mother are interred there at Gardens of Memory Cemetery.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67251990|title=John David "J. D." Batton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> His father, J. B. Batton, is interred at Brushwood Cemetery in Dubberly;<ref name=battondies/> his brother, [[Jack Batton]], the mayor of Minden from 1978 to 1982, and nephew James Howard "Jimmy" Batton (1943–1997), are interred at the Minden Cemetery. Jimmy Batton was a sheriff's deputy and later an investigator for the district attorney's office.<ref>"James Howard (Jimmy) Batton", ''Minden Press-Herald'', December 30, 1997, p. 1.</ref> |
| − | Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> His father, J. B. Batton, is interred at Brushwood Cemetery in Dubberly;<ref name=battondies/> his brother, Jack, and nephew, James Howard "Jimmy" Batton (1943–1997), are interred at the Minden Cemetery. Jimmy Batton was a sheriff's deputy and later an investigator for the district attorney's office.<ref>"James Howard (Jimmy) Batton", ''Minden Press-Herald'', December 30, 1997, p. 1.</ref> | |