The Idaho Statesman, Sunday, July 29, 2001 Mary Delaine Bateman, 87, of Boise, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2001, in a Boise care center of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, in the Boise 8th Ward LDS Chapel, located at 701 N. Curtis Road. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday following the services at Evergreen Cemetery, Ontario, Ore. Services are under direction of the Relyea Funeral Chapel. Delaine was born April 15, 1914, at Malad, Idaho, a daughter of Heber J. and Millie Price Evans. She was the eldest of five children. She was raised and educated in Malad. Following graduation from high school, Delaine moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she attended beauty school. She married Douglas Harry Bateman on May 15, 1935. They had two daughters, Darlene and Mary Lou. They lived in Salt Lake City through most of the Great Depression. For a brief time, they lived in Coca Lala, Idaho, before moving back to Salt Lake. In 1944, they moved to Parma, Idaho, where they! resided prior to moving to Nyssa, Ore. While in Nyssa, Delaine owned and operated a beauty shop. They moved to Boise in 1961 and have resided here since that time. Delaine was a very talented beautician and enjoyed operating her beauty shop in Boise until her retirement in 1977. Following their retirement, Doug and Delaine spent many years enjoying their retirement while fishing and spending time with their family. Her husband, Douglas, passed away in 1985, and except for a couple of years in Ontario, Delaine has been living at the Senator in her own home. The family wishes to express sincere appreciation and a special thank you to Delaine's nieces, Norma Lee Bateman and Shirley Wolfe, for the special help they have given to Mother the past years. Survivors include her two daughters, Darlene Raymond Petso and Mary Lou Bauer, both of Boise; five grandsons; two granddaughters; 25 great-grandchildren; one sister, Anna Mae Evans of Portland, Ore.; and numerous nieces and nephew! s. In addition to her husband, Douglas; her parents; two sisters, Orlean and Elda; and one brother, Grant Bateman preceded her in death. Friends and family are welcome to meet at the Relyea Funeral Chapel on Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until service time in the Relief Society room at the LDS Chapel on South Curtis Road.