What happened to Reba McEntire's first husband?

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Reba McEntire is a 21-year-old country music sensation who married Charlie Battles, a 31-year-old steer-wrestling champion, on June 21, 1976.

The rodeo star was a divorced father of two young kids, Lance and Coty Battles, at the time of their wedding.

Charlie married Donna Granger in 1998

Charlie Battles cause of death: What happened to Reba McEntire’s first husband?

Sadly, Charlie suffered a debilitating stroke in 2006 and passed away in 2013.

Things came to a head when Reba sought to enlist her husband’s assistance in her band. Unfortunately, Charlie did not get along with the other members of the band and made the entire situation difficult.

Reba was tired of his overbearing behavior and his habit of collecting money from her without her permission. Charlie’s mounting rage and recurring events drove the actress to divorce him in 1987. Reba moved to Nashville, Tennessee after leaving their Oklahoma ranch.

Did they have children together?

They never had children together per multiple reports.

Where is Charlie Battles buried?

He died and buried in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA.z

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