On February 10, 2016 Edd and Donnie Batchelor will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple was married in 1951, in Little Rock, Arkansas with the Rev. Fred Arnold officiating. Edd served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. He retired from the National Center for Toxicological Research in 1984.
In 1987, Donnie retired from State Farm Insurance Co. Longtime residents of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the Batchelors moved to Longview in 1996. They are active members of the Longview Missionary Baptist Church. They enjoy gardening and spending time with their family.
Edd and Donnie have one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Gil Gillam. They have 2 grandsons, Harrison and Ryan Gillam; a granddaughter Ashley and her husband Justin Cleveland; and two great grandchildren, Felicity McClain Cleveland and Caroline Mae Cleveland.