Pattie Lou Parker Batchelor Dozier

NASHVILLE – Pattie Lou Parker Batchelor Dozier, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Born in Nash County, NC on January 25, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Rev Alex Luther Parker and Florence Mae Williams Parker. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Lonnie Michael “Mike” Batchelor; her two sons, Christopher Batchelor and Michael Wayne Batchelor; her sisters, Christine Parker, Linda Mae Parker Hayes, and Irene Parker Vester; and her brothers, Harvey Parker, Luther Willis Parker, and Kelly Horace Parker. Pattie Lou will be most remembered for her love, compassion, and generosity. The sweetest lady anyone could ever meet, she was like a second mother to many, especially her numerous nieces and nephews. A loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, and dear friend to many, Pattie Lou will be forever remembered and never forgotten. Pattie Lou is survived by her husband, Jerry Wayne Dozier, III; her daughter in law, Marsha Batchelor Gurganus and husband Jeffrey; her sisters, Rosetta Parker Sills and Lizzie Parker Eskew Riley; her sisters in law, Barbara Parker, Cheryl Dozier, Vickie Batchelor, and Jackie Jackson; her brothers in law, Junior Hayes and wife Rosie, Ernest Dozier and wife Jackie, and Buck Batchelor and wife Faye; and many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service to celebrate Pattie Lou’s life will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC 27804 with Rev. Ray Vick and Rev. Timmy Sills officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Burial will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Batchelor Family Cemetery, 3702 Loop Road, Nashville, NC 27856. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.