David C.Batey,78,of 26 Gordon Drive, Londonderry, NH died on April 15,2000 at Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center in Nashua, NH after a long illness. Mr.Batey was born on April 12, 1922 in Newton Upper Falls, MA the son of the late Charles and Bertha (Kempton) Batey. Mr. Batey served in the US Air Force as a P-47 Fighter Pilot in the South Pacific during World War II. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1959 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He was an Engineering Manager for Raytheon Company at the Missile Systems Division in Andover, MA for 37 years. He was a member of the 58th Fighter sociation and attended annual reunions. He served as the Deer Jump Reservation Warden for AVIS in Andover, MA for many years. Family members include; his wife, Doris (Girouard) Batey; one son, David C. Batey, Jr. of Delafield, WI; one daughter, Nancy McCarthy of Needham, MA; two stepsons, Paul Dargie of Milford, NH and David Dargie of Lowell, MA; two stepdaughters, Mrs. David (Michelle) Ferguson of Houston, TX and Denise Dargie of Providence, RI; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Arthur Batey of Cortland, OH and Frederick Batey of Framingham, MA; and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2000 at 5:00 PM at The Cremation Society of New Hampshire (an affiliate of Phaneuf Funeral Home), 243 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, 60611-1676.