Howard Ashley Batchelor

Howard Ashley Batchelor, age 47, of Cumming, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Howard was born in High Wycombe, England and moved with his family to Roswell, Georgia when he was 6 years old. He graduated from Roswell High School in 1988. He started his working career at Photography by David and finished his career with FinishMaster, Inc. serving as a business development manager with territories in North Carolina and South Carolina. He also served as a long-term executive director of the Georgia Collision Industry Association. Howard was an avid sports fan and loved watching the Georgia Bulldogs, NFL and NASCAR. He enjoyed grilling outside and spending time with friends at Lake Lanier.

He was preceded in death by his father, Alan Batchelor. Survivors include his mother, Jean Batchelor of Roswell; sister and brother-in-law, Wendy and Jim Brock of Marietta; brother and sister-in-law, Russell Thomas and Maxine Silver of Lilburn; aunt and uncle, Joan and John Smith of Roswell; and several nieces and a nephew.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 20th at 2:30 pm at Roswell United Methodist Church in the Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to the Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network, CERN Foundation, P.O. Box 217, Zionsville, IN 46077. www.cern-foundation.org.


Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.