Patricia (Rothwell) Batty Obit

PATRICIA (ROTHWELL) BATTY, 80, passed away Oct. 20, 2026. She was born March 17, 1946, in Crosby to Herbert and Coral (Carney) Rothwell. She married David Batty in Crosby. Patty and Dave began their ministry at Teen Challenge in Brooklyn, NY, and then she assisted Dave when he began working in the Teen Challenge National Office, where she also served as the Executive Assistant to the National President of Teen Challenge. Then from 1997-2007 they returned to Teen Challenge in Brooklyn where she served as the counselor for many of the graduates of the program. From 2007-2013 she worked at the Global Teen Challenge headquarters in Columbus, GA. She was proceded in death by her parents, sisters Beulah Wackwitz and Evelyn Smith, and three brothers-in-law. Patty is survived by her husband, David; son, Timothy; daughter, Michelle; three grandchildren; her sisters, Beverly and Cheryl, and her brother, Harland. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 20, at North Highland Church Columbus, GA at 3 p.m.