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Obituary for Deacon Willie Lee Battles
Name: Deacon Willie Lee Battles, Sr.
Born: April 16, 1944
Parents: The late James Battles and Iola Thomas
Education: Central Academy, Palatka, FL
Religious Affiliations:
Trinity United Missionary Baptist Church
Deacon Ministry Former Chairman
Male Chorus Secretary
Ushers Ministry Member
Mission Ministry Secretary/Teacher
Second Bethlehem Baptist Association
Deacon Department Member
Usher Department Member
Laymen Auxiliary, Vice President at Large
Demise: July 12, 2025
Preceding him in death:
Brothers: William Mims, Sr., Isaac Mims, Henry Thomas and Timothy Thomas Sr.
Sisters: Betty Mae Connors, Rebecca “Earnestine” Williams, Pamela Thomas Ward, Pearlee
“Diane” Youman
Great-grandson: Willie Dean-Torres Sherrod
Survivors
Loving Wife: Annie Mae Battles, Johnson Crossroads, FL
Sons: Willie L (Patrice) Battles, Jr., Tallahassee, FL; Tyrone Battles, Jedelle Battles and Dante Battles,
all of Erie, PA; Daughters: Minister Trelane Sherrod, Erie, PA and Stephanie Campbell, Johnson
Crossroads, FL Brothers: Frank (Brenda) Cooper, Palatka, FL; Cecil (Juanita) Thomas, Palatka, FL ; Kenneth (Angela) Thomas, San Antonio, TX; Sisters: Sandra (Victor) Peeples, Palatka, FL; Elizabeth Shingles, Palatka, FL; Nora Walker, Muskegon, MI, Devoted sister-in laws: Bonnie Mims, Buffalo, NY and Pamela Thomas, Palatka, FL
Special Favorite Niece/Daughter: Precious (Travis) Howard, Palm Coast, FL
Goddaughter: Monteria Reed, Ocala, FL
19 grandchildren
21 Great-grandchildren
And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends
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Previous Events
Visitation
Friday
18
Jul
4:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Pentecostal Church Of God In Christ
624 North 9th Street
Palatka, FL 32177
Service
Saturday
19
Jul
11:00 AM
Trinity United Missionary Baptist Church
146 South County Road 21
Hawthorne , FL 32640
Cemetery Details
Location
Gilgal Cemetery
111 Gilgal Road
Hawthorne , FL 32640
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