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Batey said she loved many things about the city, one being the kindness she experienced. She said, \u201cI love Manchester \u2014 the size of the town, [and] the people. It\u2019s a different world from where I came from as far as the pace of life and the people. Southern people are really nice.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batey\u2019s journey was not without roadblocks, and she had to persevere through some of her most challenging situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batey met her husband, Ray \u201cDean\u201d Batey, in 2008, and they married in 2013. He tragically passed away in 2018 while working as a lineman for Duck River Electric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said, \u201cWe were madly in love, like kids. He was the best thing ever to have happened to me. It was hard on all of us.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batey has received continuous support from National Sisters United for Journeyman Lineman (NSUJL). NSUJL is a nonprofit that helps support families of fallen or injured journeymen and linemen. The organization helps families financially, emotionally, physically, and in any way they can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She said, \u201cFallen linemen are never forgotten, and NSUJL is supported and backed by lineworkers\u2019 unions nationwide.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Batey and two of her family members recently returned from Hazelton, Pennsylvania, where a lineman\u2019s benefit rodeo and lantern ceremony for the fallen took place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She said, \u201cIt was the most beautiful and special event, all put on through donations and volunteers.\u201d Batey retired from her job of 31 years as a service advisor for car dealerships shortly after her husband passed away. She said working as a service advisor was a good fit. \u201cI love people \u2014 talking with people and helping people. And that job let me do that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Right before she retired, she worked for Stan McNabb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After Batey retired, she kept busy, promised herself she wouldn\u2019t do anything she didn\u2019t love to do, and started three businesses. She is a Scentsy consultant; a cake decorator for her company, Batey Cakes; and a seamstress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite her obstacles, Batey enjoys doing good deeds for others, which keeps her moving forward. In 2019, Batey dove into hobbies like baking cakes and delicious treats for neighbors and friends and sewing clothing items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI would just do for others, and that would, I hope, inspire others to survive.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n That same year, her brother was diagnosed with brain cancer, so she flew out to Utah to care for him for 2 1\/2 months. She said caring for her brother gave her a sense of purpose, and she enjoyed looking after him. Batey returned to Manchester in March 2020 when COVID hit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Batey stayed productive during the pandemic and made over 1,000 masks. She also continued to bake goods for others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Batey lost her mother on November 12, 2022, but she continues to push forward and remain positive in the face of adversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She said she has looked up to numerous people in her lifetime. Her three children are her role models because they\u2019ve endured challenges in their childhood and excelled through difficult moments. \u201cAt different points in your life, you tend to admire or look up to different people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n She said her children\u2019s examples teach her how to be a better mom and persevere through challenges. \u201cThe way they handle their careers, refuse to be victims, and parent their children \u2014 it\u2019s just a proud mom moment when I see my kids succeed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Batey plans to stay busy with her businesses, be a good mom and grandma, and be involved with the community more. GN <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THERE ARE many women today whose strength and perseverance go unnoticed, many of which are single mothers who try to raise children in a healthy and stable environment. Others are widows whose husbands have gone on before them. Some are single with no children and wake up every day to find purpose in the hustle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_9081-1024x817.jpg\")
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