Elizabeth “Betsy” Batish, 37, died Sept. 6, 2015 at her home in Camden, S.C., following a valiant battle with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. She is survived by her parents, Buddy and Judy Kay Rice of Payson; husband, Lt. Colonel Paul Batish; and brother, Jerry Rice of Mesa, Ariz.
A graduate of Payson High School, she was an accomplished English and Western equestrian who won the titles of Payson Arizona PRCA Pro Rodeo Queen, Gilbert Days Arizona Rodeo Queen and Ms. Country Western Arizona.
After graduating from Arizona State University in 2000, with a communications degree, Betsy worked in a variety of journalism and communications jobs in Arizona, winning awards from Arizona Professional Writers and the National Federation of Press Women. She was a writer for a Phoenix monthly magazine, award-winning newspaper editor, city public information officer, mayor’s chief of staff and communications specialist for Cancer Treatment Centers of America. After her marriage, she worked as a freelance writer and photographer.
In Arizona, friends can celebrate her life at a joyous Memorial Service at noon, Nov. 7 at the Neese residence, 6436 W. Sun Dance Drive, Queen Creek. Those wishing to attend are asked to email an RSVP to Buddy Rice at jrice@gpstrategies.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Betsy’s memory to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America.
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Obituary for Elizabeth Batish
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