Active Pallbearers 
Dr. Oscar P. Butler, Jr. 
Mr. Lamar Dawkins 
Mr. Willie A. Johnson 
Dr. Kailash Mathur 
Mr. Mool S. Shekhawat 
Mr. Willie Thompson 
Honorary Pallbearers 
The Vestry 
of 
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 
Members of 
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 
and 
Physical Plant Employees 
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Acknowledgements 
The family of Luther J. Battiste, Jr. wishes to acknow- 
ledge with sincere appreciation your thoughtfulness, concern, 
showers of love, and all expressions of sympathy extended to 
us during our hour of sorrow. 
Your thoughtfulness made our burden easier to bear. 
Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you 
dearly, whatever the part. 
Participants in The Service 
The Reverend Dr. F.G.S. Everett, Pastor 
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church 
Orangeburg, South Carolina 
The Reverend David Landholt, Interim Rector 
Saint Lukes Episcopal Church 
Columbia, South Carolina 
* Acolytes * 
Goler Collins, III 
James Howard 
Ernest Louis 
* Chalice Bearer * 
John T. Bowden, Jr. 
Ernest Louis 
* Ushers * 
Austin Edwards 
Victor Kerr 
Daniel W. Walker 
Members of 
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 
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Arrangements Entrusted To 
je >tmmon$ Jfuneral ftome 
PAUL and OLIVIA SIMMONS 
Owners 
Orangeburg, South Carolina (803) 534-2646 - 534-1510 
and 
Heetip's! rffuneral Home 
South Carolina State University 
Orangeburg, South Carolina 
Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center 
Father Ira J. Johnson, Officiating 
12:00 Noon 
Tuesday, March 16,1993 
Of Your Charity 
Pray For The Soul of 
LUTHER J. BATTISTE, JR. 
Columbia, South Carolina 
May his soul and those of all 
The faithful departed Rest in Peace 
Obituary 
Order of Service 
Luther J. Battiste, Jr., Director of Physical Plant at South 
Carolina University, died on Friday morning, March 12, 1993 
in The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg. He was 65. 
Bom in Kingstree, South Carolina, he was a son of the late 
Luther J. Battiste and Geraldine Gourdine Battiste. He 
attended the public schools in Kingstree and graduated from 
Tomlinson High School, and entered South Carolina State 
College in the fall of 1945. Mr. Battiste earned both the 
Bachelor's and Masters degrees at South Carolina State. After 
earning his degree in 1948, he became supply clerk, and 
Assistant Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, 
respectively. With the retirement of Mr. D.M. Zimmerman in 
1973, he became director of the Physical Plant, and served 
with distinction in this capacity for 20 years. 
Mr. Battiste had a special interest in horticulture, self 
taught, and one year following his promotion was cited in a 
special ceremony for "Outstanding Landscaping of Campus 
Grounds" by the National Landscaping Association. Other 
honors bestowed upon him: Polemarch of Orangeburg Chapter 
of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and named "Kappa Man of The 
Year" (1972); South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources 
bestowed an award for Services on Study Committee on 
Program Funding (1980-81); received "The Distinguished 
Alumnus Award" (1987); and was inducted into the "South 
Carolina State College Army ROTC Hall of Fame" (1992). 
Mr. Battiste was active in his church and in the community. 
He was Senior Warden, St. Paul s Episcopal Church, former 
vice chairman of the South Carolina Association of State 
Planning and Construction Officials; Southern Regional 
Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities 
and Schools; The Quarter-Century Club, South Carolina State 
College; President, K.W. Green Gun Club; and the Northside 
Country Club. 
Survivors include his widow: Mrs. Mildred Beatty Battiste 
of the home; a son: Luther James Battiste, III of Columbia, SC; 
eight brothers: Alfonza B. Battiste of Atlanta, GA, Burnette 
Battiste of Sacramento, CA, Jack O. Battiste, John Battiste, 
and Gourdine H. Battiste, New Orleans, LA, Auggeretto 
Battiste, Chicago, IL, Theodore Battiste of New Rochelle, NY, 
and Keith Battiste of Orangeburg; two sisters: Mrs. Nancy B. 
Davis of San Antonio, TX, and Mrs. Mildred B. Blue of New 
York, NY; a grandson, Justin Foster Battiste and a 
granddaughter, Jade Nicole Battiste both of Columbia, SC, an 
aunt: Mrs. Burdette Dickerson of Jamaica, NY; a daughter-in- 
law: Mrs. Judy M. Battiste of Columbia, SC; several nieces, 
nephews, and cousins, and many other relatives and friends. 
ORGAN PRELUDE................Dr. Arthur Evans, Organist 
PROCESSIONAL......................Father Ira J. Johnson 
The Book of Common Prayer 
The Burial of the Dead: Rite One 
HYMN........................................No- 390 
"Praise To The Lord, The Almighty" 
COLLECT......................The Book of Common Prayer 
OLD TESTAMENT READING........The Reverend F.G.S. Everett 
Isaiah 25:6-9 
PSALM 121.............................Willie J. Heggins 
The Book of Common Prayer 
HYMN........................................No- 660 
"O, Master Let Me Walk With Thee" 
NEW TESTAMENT READING........The Reverend David Landholt 
Revelation 7:9-17 
HYMN........................................No- 646 
"The King of Love, My Shepherd Is" 
THE GOSPEL................................John 14:1'6 
HOMILY............................Father Ira J. Johnson 
REMARKS 
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc......Alpha O. Josie 
President Emeritus.............Dr. M. Maceo Nance, Jr. 
Family.............................Jack O. Battiste 
PRAYERS......................The Book of Common Prayer 
THE PEACE 
THE OFFERTORY 
ANTHEM - "My Faith Looks Up To Thee"......arr. Carter 
Choir 
HOLY COMMUNION 
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING......................... 
The Book of Common Prayer 
THE LORDS PRAYER..........The Book of Common Prayer 
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD 
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE 
THE COMMUNION HYMNS (Selected) 
THE POST COMMUNION PRAYER..The Book of Common Prayer 
THE COMMENDATION...........The Book of Common Prayer 
THE RECESSIONAL............The Book of Common Prayer 
The Service continues with the Committal 
at Belleville Memorial Gardens 
THE KAPPA ALPHA PSI HYMN 
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Crossing The (Bar 
Sunset and evening star, 
Sind one (dear caff for me! 
find may there be no moaning of the bar, 
When I put out to sea, 
(But such a tide as moving seems asleep, 
Too full for sound and foam, 
When that which drew from out the boundless deep 
Turns again home. 
Tuhlight and evening bell, 
Sind after that the dark 
Sind may there be no sadness cf farewell, 
When I embark 
Tor tho'from out our bourne of Time and Place 
The flood may bear me far, 
I hope to see my Pilot face to face 
When I have crossed the bar. 
-Alfred, Lord Tennyson 
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