Burnell Battle, Sr.

Services for Burnell Battle, Sr. will be at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at St. Matthew Baptist Church, 5605 Old Boyce Road, Boyce, LA. Interment will be in Carnahan Cemetery, Lena, LA.

Mr. Battle, 73, of Alexandria, LA, passed away on February 16, 2026, at his residence. He is preceded in death by his parents: Pleas Battle, Sr. and Marie Scott Battle, siblings: Please Battle, Jr., Lila Battle Pope, and Delores Battle Brown, son: Burnell Battle, Jr., and grandson: Eric Glenn.

Burnell leaves to cherish his memories – wife: Jessie Battle, children: Eddie Ray Byrd (Minervia), Jackie Byrd, Myron Moore, Felicia Moore, Monique Moore, Veronica Battle, La’Tonia Dixon, Mable Fisher Anderson, Ikeisha Jones (Eric), Candice Dixon, and Carol Lee-Brown (Jesse) and Bryan Washington, brother: Victor Battle (Maria), sisters: Debra Battle Davis, Gwendolyn Battle Williams, and Emily Battle.

Viewing will begin at 10:00a.m. at St. Matthew Baptist Church.

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