John Lindsey Battle

John Lindsey Battle was born on September 28, 1941, in Greenville, NC. He was educated at Pitt County Training School in Grimesland, NC. In 1964 he was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam Era war and served for 2 years. During his time in the military he was deployed to Butzbach, Germany. He later moved to Newark, New Jersey where he met and married the late Ruby Pridgen. John and Ruby relocated to Los Angeles, California and resided there until the 90's. After which, they again moved back to Newark, NJ.
John was employed at Metro Hydraulic Jack Co in Newark, NJ in May 2000. John worked at Metro Hydraulic for greater than 20 years. He felt a sense of community with his work family. Many of his family and friends knew he retired but shortly after retiring he went back to the company until his health would no longer allow him to continue.
John was a man that loved his family and friends. He cherished his children, adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a man that kept in touch with all of his family members.
John Lindsey Battle was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Pridgen Battle, his mother, Lucy Battle Harris and Rev. Zeedee "ZD" Harris, his father, Ulysses "UC" Moore Sr. and Lizella Reaves Moore. John was also preceded in death by his half-siblings Robert Earl Moore, Dallas Ray Moore, Dalton Moore and Ulysses Moore, Jr. As well as his children mothers Lottie Marie Crandell-Harris and Laureen Roberson Prather.
John is survived by his two children one daughter, Deborah Dickerson (James) of Sicklerville, NJ and one son, Michael Prather (Shekira) of Kannapolis, NC; four granddaughters Dr. Dawne Dickerson-Davis (Talvin) of Philadelphia, PA, Jasmine Dickerson of Lindenwold, NJ, Morgan Prather and Sydney Prather of Kannapolis, NC; two great grandchildren: one great granddaughter, Joule Dickerson of Lindenwold, NJ and one great grandson, Amari Davis of Philadelphia, PA. Two half-sisters Barbara Jean Dowling of Tampa, FL and Teresa Gilkey (Delano) of Houston, TX and two half-brothers Alton Earl Moore (Gloria) of Greenville, NC and Gregory Moore (Brenda) of Washington, NC. Two stepsisters: Debra Cannon of Greenville, NC and Gwendolyn Gilbert of Raleigh, NC and four stepbrothers, Eric Gilbert Sr. (Rita), Hildred Gilbert (Mona) of Greenville, NC, Ronnie Gilbert (Alberta) and Lemuel Gilbert (Octavia) of Durham, NC. Three sisters-in-law, Annette Jordan of Elizabeth Town, NC, Thelma "Kitty" Pridgen (Harold) of New York, NY and Deborah Davis of Clarkton, NC and one Aunt Eunice Mae Battle of Greenville, NC.
John also leaves to cherish his memories his cousins from the Moore family and his beloved Battle cousins, many of whom he grew up with and was thought of as a loving brother and/or uncle.
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