Daniel Richard Batt INDIAN LAKE - Daniel R. Batt, 69, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 2, 2016, surrounded by family and friends, at his sister's home in Spring Hill, Va., following a battle with cancer. Dan grew up in Portville on the family farm. He was the third child of six, the son of Albert "Red" Jr. and Phyllis Batt. As a young man, he attended Portville Central School and graduated with the class of 1966. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal. He was a M14 marksman. Dan was also awarded the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm in recognition of deeds of valor and heroic conduct while in combat. Following his honorable discharge in 1970, he met and married Pamela Snyder in July 1981. He worked for George Smith in construction and with his father in excavation before he moved his family to the Adirondacks. He spent several years working for the state of New York as the mechanic for SUNY Cortland college before he started his own business called Temperature Control Inc., where he worked until his retirement due to illness in 2015. Dan was faithful member, deacon and trustee of Portville Baptist Church. He then joined the Independent Baptist Church, where he became a deacon. Later, he became active at First Baptist Church of Indian Lake, working in AWANA before joining the church and later becoming a deacon. His love for his Savior was evident in the life he lived. Dan also loved spending time with his family, trips back to Portville, and seeing friends and relatives. Surviving are two children, Jill (Scott) Relyea of Schenectady and Tim (Hayley) Batt of Spokane, Wash.; three brothers, James (Denise) Batt, Albert (Phyllis) Batt and Michael (Terri) Batt; a sister, Carleen (Don) Loveless; a sister-in-law Alberta Phillips; several nieces and nephews; and close cousins. In addition to his parents, Dan was predeceased by his wife, Pam, in 2003; and a brother, Calvin, in 1977. Burial was at Cedar River Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the missions outreach Send International with a notation for "Batt's," P.O. Box 513, Farmington, MI 48332. Published in The Olean Times Herald on July 13, 2016