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Mrs. Geneva Ellamease Polite Battle of Americus, Georgia, was born February 4, 1928, in Ray City, Georgia. She attended elementary school in Ray City, Georgia and graduated from high school at Lowndes County Training School in 1945. She graduated from Fort Valley State College in 1949. Mrs. Battle touched the lives of many students as a public-school teacher for thirty-four years. Many of those years were spent in Sumter County at Northeast Elementary School. Mrs. Battle passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
The Funeral Service for Mrs. Battle will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. at Allen Chapel AME Church.
Geneva married Albert Battle Jr. in 1948. This union was blessed with three children. Left to cherish her memory are her three children: Albert Battle III, Ellamease Battle Jones, and Theresa Battle Harris; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
The family will receive visitors at the Battle residence at 203 Rucker Street on Monday, July 24, 2023 from 4 to 7 P.M.
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