Geraldine C. Raley July 14, 1930 - June 26, 2011 Geraldine Curtis Batchelor Raley, age 80, passed away in Double Springs on Sunday, June 26, from complications of a stroke. She was a lifelong resident of Double Springs. She is survived by her husband, Ted Raley; four children; and one brother, Eldon Curtis and wife, Lorene, of Double Springs. Mrs. Raley was blessed with two wonderful husbands, JC Batchelor and Ted Raley. She and JC Batchelor, who passed away in 1982, had three children; Sonya Odell and husband, Stan, of Dallas, Texas, and daughter, Courtney Beth Odell, who is a graduate of Texas State University and is an artist in Austin, Texas, and stepdaughter, Tami Delmark and husband, Cary, and their daughter, Jordan, of Dallas, Texas; Sandra Kee and husband, Ron, of Waverly, Tenn., and stepsons, Charles Warner, Illinois; and granddaughter, Julia Warner, and Kris Kee and wife, Abby, of Orlando, Fla.; and Greg Batchelor and wife, Donna, of Double Springs, and daughters, Dr. Andrea Morgan Batchelor, who is in her residency in Mobile, Ala., for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and Haley Brooke Batchelor, who is in graduate school at University of North Alabama studying school and community counseling. She and Ted Raley married March 25, 1994, and she gained another son, Lowell Raley. Mr. and Mrs. Raley were active in the Church of Christ of Double Springs and were fortunate to have the good health to travel extensively with their family. She was a graduate of Winston County High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham with two advanced degrees in education. Mrs. Raley taught second-grade at Double Springs Elementary for 23 years and retired in 1994. Before teaching, she worked at the textile plant in Haleyville, followed by owning a flower and ceramic shop and a dress shop. She also worked at the Department of Pensions and Security. She had many hobbies and enjoyed her gardening, sewing and craft work until her health prevented her from moving her hands and walking. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milford and Rosa Lee Curtis; brothers, Clarence, Arnold and Travis; and sisters, Effie Curtis and Jacqueline Barnett. Visitation was Monday, June 27, 2011, at Nichols Funeral Home in Double Springs. Funeral service to be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Double Springs Church of Christ. She will lie in state from 10-11 a.m., with burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Vance Hutton will officiate. Friends may sign the guest book online at nicholsfuneralhomes.com. Published in Florence Times Daily on June 28, 2011 Click here to view or add to the Online Guest Book Ted Raley served in the Atlanta, Miami and Memphis Divisions.