Armistic L. Battle Jr., 46, of Atlanta died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in Atlanta.

Mr. Battle was born May 1, 1968, in Atlanta. He was a member of St. John Baptist Church, Douglassville, Texas.

Survivors include five sons, William Battle, Armistic Battle III, Amond Jones, Terrell Florence and Ronnie Burnell; one daughter, Armistacia Battle; his mother, Janett L. Battle; two brothers, Anthony (Brandy) and Alvin Sr. (Sylinda); one sister, Kezlyn P. Buford-Levels; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Enon First Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Talton officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Douglassville, under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Miss Angie Lee “Gie Baby” Burns of Jefferson, Texas passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home.

She accepted Christ Jesus as her personal Savior at an early age and joined Judea Baptist Church.   She was a home maker and care giver for her family when her health was good.   She loved every moment of caring for her family.

Orlando Cartez Ivory, 22, died Monday, July 28, 2014, in a Midland, Texas hospital.

Mr. Ivory was born Jan. 12, 1992, in Atlanta, Texas. He was an equipment operator and a member of Victory Baptist Church.

Survivors include his parents, Kelvin and Temikia Ivory; two brothers, Kelvin Horsley-Ivory and Demond Horsley-Ivory; two sisters, Tasha Johnson and Shamekia Davis; his grandparents, Mable Wilson and Gertha Straughter; his great-grandmother, Elenora Bell; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Atlanta High School Auditorium with the Rev. Chris Collins officiating. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, August 2 at the funeral home.  Family hour 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Mr. Milton Luckey, 73 of Atlanta, Texas passed away on July 5, 2014 at Golden Villa Health Care.   Mr. Luckey was born May 20, 1941 in Bryans Mills, Texas.   He was retired and a member of Floyd Valley Baptist Church.

Services will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Floyd Valley Baptist Church, Rev. W.R. Collins, pastor and Minister Christopher Rowden officiating.  Burial will be in the Floyd Valley Cemetery under the Direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.    Public viewing is from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 p.m.   Family Hour is from 5:00 – 7:00 at the Funeral Home.

Survivors includes:  loving wife, Rose Luckey; 2 sons, Garris Ivory of Douglassville and Rev. Christopher Rowden of Atlanta; 2 daughters, Betty Battle and Ann Fields of Atlanta; 3 brothers, Arnold Luckey of Texarkana, James H. Luckey of Atlanta, and Henry Barber of Dallas; 3 sisters, Janette Battle of Atlanta, Arnita Fields and Bertina Lofton of Douglassville; sixteen grandchildrens, twenty-one great-grandchildren and a number of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are pending for Mr. Charles James, 69, of Jefferson, Texas.   Mr. James passed away at Heritage Plaza Nursing Center on June 29, 2014.

Mrs. Mary Ethel Smith, 89 of Linden Texas passed way on June 16, 2014 at Linden Health Care.   Mrs. Ethel was born May 5, 1925 in Linden, Texas.   She was a retired and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.

Mrs. Harvey was proceeded in death by her mother Ethel Smith and an aunt Mary Ann Russell.

She leaves to cherish her memory a host of relative and friends.

Service for Mrs. Harvey will be Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. John W. Givens presiding.   Burial will be in the Macedonia Cemetery under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.  The body maybe viewed from 12:00 noon until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, June 20, 2014.

Daisy Gamble, 73, of Queen City, Texas, died Monday, June 9, 2014, in Texarkana, Texas.

Mrs. Gamble was born May 22, 1941, in Domino, Texas. She was a certified nurse and a member of Springdale COGIC. She was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Ray Gamble.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas Gamble Sr.; two sons, Thomas Gamble Jr. and Anthony Gamble; six daughters, Jeanette Ivory Jacobs, Zeola Maxie, Linda Shephard, Bernice Gamble, Angela Harrison and Tracie Williams; 28 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Tabernacle, Queen City, with Donnie Timmons officiating. Burial will be in Lenark Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Melie Jiles, 86, of Atlanta died Saturday, May 5, 2014, in a local hospital.

Ms. Jiles was born Feb. 29, 1928, in Douglassville, Texas. She was a member of Gum Springs CME Church.

Survivors include two sons, Connie Ray Jiles and Billy Royce Jiles; four daughters, Dorothy Henderson, Gloria Faye Evans, Delores Jackson and Mary Louise Thompson; two brothers, Virgil Hatley Jr. and Welton Hatley; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be noon Saturday at Gum Springs CME Church with Melton Hatley Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Gum Springs CME Church Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Visitation will be noon to 5 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2014 at the funeral home.

Donny Wayne Jones, 55, of Atlanta died Thursday, March 27, 2014, in a local hospital.

Mr. Jones was born Oct. 30, 1958, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was a custodian at Atlanta ISD.

Survivors include his wife, Etherlean; six children, Bonderick and Antonious of Texarkana, Shadric of Irving, Texas, Brittany of Dallas, Jamar of Atlanta and Kadarrius of Cleburne; two brothers, Edward Jones and Larry Jones of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Sally Madlock of Atlanta, Cathy Coleman of Mount Enterprise, Texas, and Judy Martin of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Rodessa, La., with Harold Abraham officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed noon to 5 p.m. today with visitation from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Glories Ann Finley, 53, of Atlanta died Thursday, March 6, 2014, in a local hospital.

Ms. Finley was born Aug. 25, 1960, in Douglassville, Texas. She was a licensed cosmotologist and a member of Free Christian Zion Church.

Survivors include her mother, Mae Bell Finley; two brothers and sisters-in-law, the Rev. Timmie and Lovie Finley, Alvis James Finley and Youlanda Finley; three sisters, Brinda King, Lutrease Finley and Effie Blaylock; nine aunts and uncles; 13 nieces and nephews; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Springhill Baptist Church with Timmie Finley officiating. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Brenda Byrd, 43 of Texarkana passed away on February 12, 2014 at her residents.   She was a CNA.

Services will be Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Coleman Atlanta Funeral Home with Bishop J. Peters officiating.   The body may be viewed from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. at Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Survivors include Four sisters; Audrey Allen of Linden, Texas; Annie Raymond; Mary (Jimmy) Kelly and Cloteus Blaylock of Atlanta, Texas; Jackie Byrd of Texarkana, Texas and a host of nieces, nephews and other friends.

Johnnie Lee James, 78, of Atlanta died Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Atlanta.

Mr. James was born April 28, 1935.

Survivors include one son, Darren Douglas of Atlanta; three daughters and one son-in-law, Sharon and Bobby Washington of Douglassville, Texas, Latoria Noble of Texarkana and Theresa James of Springdale, Texas; his stepfather, Hershel Ray Peoples Sr.; three brothers, Joe Peoples and Ernest Peoples of Linden, Texas, and Hershel Ray Peoples Jr. of Texarkana; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Church on the Rock, Atlanta, with the Rev. B.C. James officiating. Burial will be in Warren-Spring Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Visitation will be noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Connie Mae Stevens, 72, of Atlanta died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in a Texarkana hospital.

Mrs. Stevens was born July 5, 1941, in Rodessa, La. She was a retired certified nurses aide.

Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Sylvia Pace of Texarkana, Leann Jackson of Nash, Texas, and Barbara and Maurice Burdine of Irving, Texas; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Enon Baptist Church with the Rev. E.A. Jordan officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Linden, Texas, under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Visitation will be noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home

Bessie B. Smith, 84, of Atlanta died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in a Texarkana, Texas, hospital.

Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 19, 1929, in Shiloh, Texas. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include three sons, George Smith and Elzie Smith of Atlanta, Texas, and Bobby Smith of Mesquite, Texas; two brothers, C.M. Martin of Amarillo, Texas, and John L. Martin of Domino, Texas; four sisters, Doris Martin of Amarillo, Mozell Jackson of Atlanta, Texas, Luella Kidd of Los Angeles and Martha Watson of Tyler, Texas; eight grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. today at Calvary Tabernacle, Queen City, Texas, with the Rev. Arlistel Maxie officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Kathy Marie Smith Parker, 57, of Douglassville, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in a local hospital.

Ms. Parker was born Jan. 1, 1957, in Tyler, Texas. She was employed with Atlanta ISD and a member of Victory Baptist Church, Atlanta.

Survivors include one daughter, Nicole Parker; one son, Alonzo Parker; two brothers; five sisters; six grandchildren; and three aunts and uncles.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Enon First Baptist Church, Atlanta, with the Rev. Joe Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Floyd Valley Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.