Jennie Louise Battles

Funeral services for Jennie Louise Ingram-Battles will be held on Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Southside Baptist Church with Pastor Jacob Jones officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 at Reed-Culver Chapel from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Interment will be held at Tahlequah City Cemetery. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www.reedculver.com.
Pallbearers for Jennie include James Ramsey, Jared Cooper, Derrick Taylor, Mickey Martin, Jared Mills, Colm Mellon, and Marty Mitchell. Her Honorary pallbearers include Parker Blair, Connor Whitson, and Chad Cooper.
Jennie Louise Ingram-Battles was born in Tahlequah, OK on December 15th, 1950, the daughter of Albert and Jananna (Pumpkin) Ingram. She graduated from Tahlequah High School and later from Northeastern State University with her Bachelors Degree in Accounting and a proud member of Alpha Sigma Alpha. She worked for several years at Cherokee Nation Housing and most recently as a Manufacturing Controller for Xcalibur International in Pryor, OK. When Jennie had a little free time, she liked to do a little shopping and she loved sporting events, especially OU and the OKC Thunder. She was a family oriented woman that loved any time spent with her daughters and grandchildren. She was strong willed and independent, with a soft compassionate side for her family and friends. She was goal oriented and reliable with leadership qualities she used throughout her lifetime. She had an unshakable faith in God, and was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church. She taught Sunday School and sang in the choir, lending her time and talent wherever she could. She loved her church family dearly and looked forward to Lunch Dates with the ladies. She was a devoted daughter, mother and grandmother, and was so very proud of her family and all their accomplishments. She loved watching her grandchildren in their sporting endeavors, and remained their biggest fan. She left this world all too soon on Sunday, April 12th, 2015 in Tulsa, OK, with her family at her side. She was 64 years old. Jennie is going to be missed by her many family and friends, who treasured this delightful lady's company.
Jennie is preceded in death by her mother, father, and her sister, Kimberely. She also is preceded by her grandparents, Jenny and Eli Pumpkin, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Those left to cherish her memory include two daughters, Kelly Settlemyre of Tahlequah and Jennifer Cooper and husband Chad of Norman, OK. Her legacy lives on in her grandchildren, Parker Blair, Connor Whitson, and Abbigale Settlemyre all of Tahlequah, OK a very special cousin, Cherokee Hart of Tulsa, OK, her beloved church family of Southside Baptist Church in Tahlequah, many cousins, and a host of friends and loved ones.