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Harvey Arthur Battles

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Harvey Arthur Battles was born in the small community of Alread, Ark., on Oct. 30, 1943 and died in East End on June 23, 2018. Arthur was preceded in death by his biological father, Harvey A. Battles, his parents, Wade and Grace Jones Young, brother, Perry Young, and son, Phillip Battles Sr. Arthur is survived by his siblings, Bobby A. Mitchell (Betty), Darrell Young, and Clara Faucett (Pat); his daughters, Tina Nichols (Jimi), Sherry Battles, and June Mitchell (Nick); and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, in addition to many nieces, a nephew, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins. Arthur also left behind his cherished fur-babies, Deacon and Stranger. Arthur, or "Harvey" as a lot of people knew him, always called Arkansas home, with his second home being the Carolinas, where he lived many years in and around Wilmington, N.C., and Georgetown, S.C. Cremation arrangements were handled by Dial and Dudley Funeral Home in Bryant, Ark.

Published July 8, 2018

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