Obituary of Milton Batchelor

Milton "Buck" Arthur Batchelor departed this life peacefully on October 26, 2018 at his home in East Orange, NJ. He was born on June 9, 1941 in Powhatan County, Virginia. He was one of seven children born to William Arthur Batchelor and Sadie May Morris. He was educated in the Powhatan County School System. At an early age Milton relocated to New Jersey where he furthered his education at Essex County Technical School in the field of carpentry. He had a son with the late, Ella Bennett. On May 2, 1970, he married Betty Johnson to whom he had two children with, but they later divorced in 1985. He spent most of his adult life working for various construction companies (Evanbow Construction and Radcam Construction both of East Orange, NJ and James McGhee Construction of Newark, NJ) before starting Milton Bathelor Construction. He eventually retired in 2007. Milton loved spending time with his friends. His friends meant the world to him and they could always depend on him. He also loved fishing and the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Arthur Batchelor (1972) and Sadie May Morris (1990) and his six siblings, William Batchelor (1994), Phyllis Johnson (1995), Geraldine Calloway (1998), Marion Robinson (2001), and Roland Batchelor (2005). He leaves behind his beloved children, Michael Bennett of Hillside, NJ, Kimberly Batchelor (Eric Murdock) of Bridgewater, NJ and son, Kenneth Batchelor of East Orange, NJ; four grandchildren, Eric Murdock Jr., Michael Ross, I'von Bennett and Anya Murdock. He leaves to cherish his memory three sisters-in-law, Brenda Batchelor, Helen Batchelor and Alice Batchelor along with several nieces, nephews, cousins, great nieces, great nephews and friends.