The family of 58-year-old Lester Battee and 60-year-old Nelda Battee grew concerned when they couldn't reach them Tuesday. A deputy found nothing amiss outside the brick home about 11 p.m. Tuesday, but he spotted Lester Battee's body through a window.
Smith County Assistant Fire Marshal Connie McCoy-Wasson says the flames never made it outside the home. Nelda Battee's brother, Gail Jackson, tells the Tyler Morning Telegraph that none of the neighbors were aware there had been a fire.
No cause has been determined, and autopsies have been ordered.
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