Mr. Bryan Clayton Bateman

Bryan Clayton Bateman was born April 29, 1955 in Newport News, Virginia to the late William R. (Bob) Bateman and the late Betty Markel Bateman. Bryan grew up and went to school in Arp. After graduation, Bryan moved to Kilgore and attended Kilgore College and worked with his Dad and brother Bill in the family business, Oilfield Engine Service. In 1982 he married his biggest fan and supporter Kay. Bryan was a loving and faithful man who had epic faith in tithing and donations. He would give the shirt off his back to help anyone in need. He took pride in his ability to help people and wrote two books, "Tithing For Dummies" and "Tithing For Dummies 2" to help guide others in a selfless direction. He used his knowledge to do years worth of missionary work to teach others about the benefits of tithing. Bryan served on numerous boards in Gregg, Rusk and Smith Counties. Bryan was a wonderful husband and the best daddy anyone has ever seen. He loved his children with all of his heart and he worshipped his grandbabies. He constantly joked with the kids that those grandbabies were his reward for not killing them! He took so much pride in his family! Along with being a family man, Bryan was also a very successful business man, founding several branches of a multi-million dollar corporation named Capco. He and his business partner, Danny Males built Capco supply in 1990. At this time, God revealed to Bryan how important tithing and offerings were. Through the next few years Capco Supply expanded into many other companies including Capco Pipeline, Capco Fabrication and Machine, Capco Truck and Machinery, just to name a few. He owes his success to the Lord above. He started this business off faith after giving his brother his part of the family business in Kilgore. Years of blood sweat and tears went into his work and with a praying family and God on his side, it paid off and he was able to provide a wonderful life for his wife, Kay and his children Clayton, Angela and Matt. After retiring from the oilfield, he started commercial real estate with Drake Real Estate and spent his time buying and selling properties all over Texas. Along with his success came many luxuries. Bryan liked to go on trips in his motor home with Kay and friends. He also loved Friday night dates with Kay in his sports cars and taking his cars to car shows. He loved living on the lake and taking his boat out on the weekends with all of his family aboard. Bryan was very much a people person, never met a stranger and had many people he considered friends. In his spare time he enjoyed spending time dining out, and riding around visiting with them. Bryan is loved and respected by so many and will be missed beyond measure but is now rejoicing in the arms of Jesus. Bryan is survived by his lovely wife of 33 years, Kay Fears Bateman, his sons, Matthew Bryan (Matt) Bateman, Michael Clayton Bateman and wife, Lauren Williams Bateman, and his daughter, Angela Bateman Reed and her husband, Blake Reed. He is also survived by his three granddaughters Jaci Bateman, Avaley Bateman, and Lylah Bateman, brother Bill Bateman and wife Pamela of Arp, mother-in-law Mary Lou Fears, and sister-in-law Lori Pike. He also had many wonderful friends that will miss him dearly. Bryan was preceded in death by his parents Bob and Betty Markel Bateman, father-in-law, Troy H. Fears, and sister-in-law Glynda Fears Reedy. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Bateman will be held at 10 am on Friday, January 22 in the chapel at the funeral home with Rebecca Hood and Lonnie Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Davis Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Ken Gillespie, T. Ray Burkett, Brent Lacy, Robert Poulter, Mike Hymer, Pete Kirkland, Dennis Brown, and Jerry Elliott. Honorary pallbearers will be J.R. Reed, Paul Bertinet, Paul Massey, Danny Males, Jim McDonald, Billy Parish, Mack Monday, and Terry Hanks. The family would like to say a special word of thanks to Dr. Frank T. Ward and his staff at Texas Oncology for their loving care of Bryan. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Friends of Faith at PO Box 207, Mustang, OK 73064 and/or Hospice of East Texas at 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. Bryan Clayton Bateman

April 29, 1955 - January 19, 2016