FRANKLINTON - Thomas Othello Battle, 70, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home.

Surviving: wife, Delores Battle of the home; daughter, Beverley Bailey-Fulton of Augusta, Ga.; son, Thomas D. Battle of Manhattan, N.Y.; sister, Wilma Battle of Atlanta, Ga.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The family is planning to announce memorial services at a later date.

Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg.