John Clifford Battles, 83, Muscle Shoals, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Visitation will be Saturday, July 29, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Grace Life Church of the Shoals. The funeral service will immediately follow in the main auditorium with Jeff Noblit and Jono Sims officiating. Interment will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens, Tuscumbia.
Clifford was a member of Grace Life Church of the Shoals for forty-two years, where he served as Deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Aulcie Mae Battles, and brothers, Dub, Travis, and Lloyd Battles.
Clifford is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Helen Battles; daughters, Pam Noblit (Jeff) and Cindy Wainwright (Lonnie); brother, David Battles; sisters, Marilyn Lumsden and Peggy Jones; grandchildren, Katie Leigh Shirey (Garrett), Taylor Beth Farris (Tyler), Anna Claire Taylor (Sam), Erin Armour (Andrew), Abbey Tucker (Will), and Hannah Bennett (Corbin); great-grandchildren, Rylan, Aulcie Kate, and Rayce Shirey; Evy and Elise Farris; Georgie Taylor; Ansley Grace, Emmy, and Anderson Armour; and Reed and Olivia Tucker; and special, lifelong friends, Gary and Carolyn Menne.
Pallbearers will be Garrett Shirey, Tyler Farris, Sam Taylor, Andrew Armour, Will Tucker, and Rylan Shirey. Members of the Senior Adult Men’s Small Group at Grace Life Church will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Anchored in Truth Ministries, P.O. Box 520 Florence, AL 35631, anchoredintruth.org/donate.
