Daily Oklahoman, The
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
March 11, 2009
Rev. Lonzo F. Battles Jr., 87, of
Owasso, passed from this life on Sunday, March 8, 2009, to his
eternal home. He was born January 11, 1922 in Sapulpa , Oklahoma
to Lonzo F. and Naomi Ruth Battles. Lonzo attended the
University of Oklahoma prior to joining the Marine Corp. in
1942. He was stationed in the Central Pacific, Okinawa, and
Japan. He married his best friend, Barbara Nell Amdall, on
January 3, 1946 and finished his education at Oklahoma City
University and Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist
University. Lonzo and Barbara shared a heart for missions and
began serving as missionaries in 1952 in the Juan Chino Valley
of Peru. They returned to Oklahoma in 1954 due to illness. He
then served the Oklahoma United Methodist Conference through
churches in Granite, Hobart, Weatherford, Altus, Lawton,
Woodward, Oklahoma City and as District Superintendent of the
Clinton District. He and Barbara retired in 1986 and moved to
their home in Yukon.
He was predeceased by his parents, one
sister, his wife and infant son, Stevie.
He is survived by one
brother, Wallace Battles of Meriden, Connecticut; son, David and
wife Janet Battles of Edmond, OK; daughter, Carol Ferrell of
Owasso; son, Paul and wife Kaye Battles of Pryor, OK; daughter,
Phyllis Trest of Pilot Point, Texas; and daughter, Linda and
husband Coy Burke of Midwest City, OK. He is also survived by
thirteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren, nephews and
nieces.
A Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, March
12, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Owasso with
Rev. Chris Tiger officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that memorials be made to the Clergy Endowment Fund
held at the Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation, 4102 Classen
Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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