Ranger Exes Memorial - RHS Class of 1973 RJC

James Battle JAMES HENRY BATTLE, 58, died on Sept. 25, 2013 in Stephenville, TX. James was born on Dec. 8, 1954 in Munich Germany to the late James Will Battle & Jewel LaCharles Lowe. He was a graduate of Ranger High School and attended two years at Ranger Jr. College on a baseball scholarship at Ranger, TX. After these two years playing baseball as a "Lefty" pitcher, he entered the U.S. Army and also pitched for the Fort Bragg Dragons. He was Medic. He married Colleen Cleaver and they had a son, James Stravinsky Battle. James was a member of the Mesquite & Rusk St. Church of Christ in Ranger, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Will & Jewel Battle; son, James Stravinsky Battle; and by a brother, Jimmy W. Battle (RHS-1967). At the time of his death, James Henry was survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Lola (RHS-1980) & John Morgan of Stephenville; sister-in-law, Phyllis Battle of Ranger; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.