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Bessie Lee Battle

1941 - 2014

BORN

1941

DIED

2014

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Brackney Funeral Service

480 E James Lee Blvd

Crestview, Florida

Bessie Battle Obituary

Bessie Lee Battles Battle, age 73, of Crestview, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 at home with her family. She was born Nov. 9, 1941 in Huntsville, Ala., and had lived in the area 40 years.

Bessie was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church of Huntsville and attended the House of Praise in Crestview. She was known as the "Snowball Lady." She enjoyed cooking and taking care of her family.

Her parents, Roosevelt Battles and Lillie Coleman; a grandson, Jarren Tellis; and her brother, Roosevelt Battles Jr., preceded Bessie in death.

Her survivors are three children, Alvin Battle, Ronda Battle Drake (Gartrell) and Vynita Battle Tellis; five siblings, Tyrone Battles, Kenneth Battles, Vincent "Butch" Battles, Valerie Battles and Sandy Brazelton; and grandchildren, Valeena Battle, Lucretia Drake, Tremayne Drake, Jarques Drake, Gartrell Drake, James Nitzke, Maurice Nitzke, Anthony Nitzke, Xavier (Jessica) Tellis, Larzares Tellis and Natalia Tellis; 11 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Dec. 1 at the House of Praise, 217 Lakeview Drive, Crestview, with Elder Sammy Radford Sr. officiating. Burial follows in the Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 9:30-11 a.m. at the church.

You may leave your condolences at www.brackneyfuneralservice.com or www.crestviewbulletin.com.

Arrangements were provided by Brackney Funeral Service, Crestview.

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Published by The Crestview News Bulletin from Nov. 25 to Dec. 25, 2014.
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Their are no words to really comfort one when such a loss as a Mother, but what a joy and a gift to have had a Mother a gift from Heaven to love us and comfort us and heal us and the memories that will sustain you and carry you through, Ms. Bessie spirit of laughter is what I recall and you and your family pull close together don't let the loss of her divide you, she lives in each of you. Thank you for this opportunity to express my care for her she brought laughter to a city kid trying to survive summer in the south. May God Be with through this time of bereavement. LOVE RONDA AND ALL OF OUR FAMILY

RONDA WILLIAMS

December 3, 2014

Rest in Peace Sis
Your Brother, Butch

December 1, 2014

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