Bateman, Frank

Frank Bateman is dead. He is the man that was so badly mangled about the face and head at the Chapman-Lennan Mine some three weeks ago by going back on a shot. He died Tuesday afternoon of this week at the St. John's hospital, Joplin Missouri. His mother and sister were with him when the end came. Had he recovered his face would have been horribly disfigured and he would have been totally blind. Through his terrible ordeal he exhibited wonderful courage and nerve, and up to a few days ago had constantly expressed a determination and a desire to get well.

His brave fight for life played a losing game since blood poisoning set in about a week ago. Since then life slowly ebbed away, and Tuesday the end came not unexpected by those who had him in charge.

A wife and child two years old survive, besides a mother and sisters and a brother. At the time of the writing burial announcement had not been made, but it was thought the remains would be brought to Ottawa and buried beside others of his relatives.

The body was shipped to this city on the 7:40 Frisco railroad from Joplin Missouri Wednesday morning and taken to the family home at Hattenville Oklahoma [now Commerce] where it remained through the day. The funeral and burial took place at the G.A.R. cemetery, Miami, on Thursday afternoon. Deceased was 27 years old and besides his wife and child leaves an aged mother, Mrs. Mattie Johnson, who made her home with the family, and two brothers, Luther Bateman and John Bateman. Mrs. W. P. Epps and Mrs. Maggie Barnett of this city were his aunts. His grandparents are buried at Ottawa and his father at Seneca Missouri. The family are Tennesseans.