Elijah

Nettles

Elijah (Tate) Nettles went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. He recently celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 2, 2026.

Elijah Nettles was born in Uriah, Al to Bessie Lee Nettles. He later moved to Sandusky, Ohio with his mother and grandmother Mammie Hayes.

He attended Sandusky High School in 1961. He worked as a cabinet maker, was hired by Ford Motor Company in Trenton, MI. He was later employed by Baron Steel in Toledo.

Elijah was preceded in death by his stepfather Walter Armstrong; mother, Bessie Lee Armstrong; grandmother Mammie Hayes; daughter Genise Marie Nettles; sister, Helen Marie Tatum; niece Renata Letrice Lance Copeland.

He is survived by his sons, Cedric, Eric (Erika) Nettles; 12 grandchildren and 3 great grand children; brothers Roosevelt, David and Leroy Tatum; sisters, Bessie Tatum-Copland and Archie Mae Tatum and a host of nieces, nephews family and friends.