BATT S , Deloris Mainor, 79, of Kingsland, Georgia, transitioned from labor to reward with her husband by her side , on Sunday, June 5 , 2022.

Deloris Mainor Batts ' journey began November 11, 1942 , in the southern part of Camden County, Rough and Ready Community.  Her parents were Sam and Flossie Lang Mainor.

She graduated in the Class of 1961 from Ralph Johnson Bunche High School.  She was one that loved to travel. She met the love of her life, David Batts, and on January 30, 1967, they were joined in holy matrimony. In March 1967, her travel experience began. Her husband was on active duty in the United States Navy . T hey were stationed in Italy for over two years and she tra v eled all over Europe. In 1976, they purchased a home in Carson, California. They spent thirty-five years in California. While in Carson, she worked eighteen years for General Telephone Company which is now Verizon .

She leaves to cherish her memories, her loving and devoted husband of fifty-five years, David Batts, Kingsland, GA; siblings, Lucy Robinson, White Oak, GA, Charlie (Annette) Mainor, White Oak, GA, Vivian (Anthony) Perry, Jacksonville, FL, Sam (Barbara) Mainor, Folkston, GA and Paul Mainor, Kingsland, GA; a very special friend, Brenda Wiley of Carson, CA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and devoted friends.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 18, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at Browns Chapel AME Church, 344 New Post Road, White Oak, GA. A walk-thru visitation will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Masks are required.

Interment will be in the Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida.

Sunset Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

Courtesy Announcement: D.A. Boyd & Sons Funeral Home Palatka FL

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