Mr. William Lloyd Battle Sr.

BATTLE SR., Mr. William Lloyd - Age 84, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his residence. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, 1215 E. Downey St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Morris Collins, Sr. officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Bedford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Battle will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday. Mr. William Lloyd Battle, Sr. was born in Ethel, Arkansas, the son of Mr. Will Battle and Mrs. Annie Ivory on March 6, 1931. He was educated in Dewitt, Arkansas Public School System. William joined the U. S. Army, where he served during World War II: Korean Conflict, from 1951 – 1953. After serving his country, he moved to Flint, MI in 1955. William was gainfully employed with Buick Motor Company and Flint V8 Engine Plant, both are divisions of General Motors, where he devoted over 20 years. Mr. William Lloyd Battle, Sr., better known as “Lloyd”, met Ms. Joy Nell Jenkins and they were united in Holy Matrimony for over 49 years. From this union 3 children were born. He was a member of Mt. Sanai Missionary Baptist Church. William faithfully served on the Male Chorus and the Senior Choir Ministry until his illness. “Lloyd” was a very friendly man who loved people. In his later years, he did volunteer work around the area nursing home facilities. “Lloyd” was not a fisherman, but he loved to eat fish. He will truly be missed. He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Mrs. Joy Battle; 2 daughters, Shirley Ann Gillard and Antionette Battle both of Flint, MI; 2 sons, Minister William (Kathy) Battle Jr. of Indianapolis, IN and Michael (Michelle) Battle of Flint, MI; step-children, Vernon (Regina) Jenkins of Dallas, TX, Anthony (Ivory) Jenkins of Battle Creek, MI, Jeffery (Lena Morrow) Jenkins of Murfreesboro, TN; 23 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 9 nieces; 10 nephews; cousins, Charles Hudson of Flint, MI, Maurice Scruggs of Lansing, MI, and Ursula of Dallas, TX; sister-in-law, Vergie (Eddie) Dailey of Flint, MI; brothers-in-law, Rev. John (Juliah) Jenkins, Rev. Otis (Charlene) Jenkins, Clyde (Sheila D. Davis) Jenkins all of Flint, MI, and Mel (Pat) Jenkins of Mountain View, CA; a host of other relatives and friends, too many to name. Mr. William Lloyd Battle Sr. was preceded in death by: parents, Mr. Will Battle and Annie Ivory-Battle; step-father, Mack Ivy; and brother, Charles H. Battle. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Morris Collins and Mt. Sanai Missionary Baptist Church family, Debra Shaw and the Right At Home Staff, and Absolute Hospice Staff.

Mr. William Lloyd Battle Sr.

March 6, 1931 - April 25, 2015