Wife of William J Bates
Obit: THE OCILLA STAR 10-31-1991 page 4B
Mrs. Annie Bates
Final rites for Mrs. Annie (Ma Bates) Bates, 97, of 304 N. Cherry Street, who died Saturday, Oct. 26, 1991 at Palemon Gaskins Nursing Home, were held Monday at Holt Baptist Church.
The Rev. L.A. (Sonny) Pate was the officiating minister at the 3:30pm memorial service in the church sanctuary and at graveside in the church cemetery. Music was provided by Angie Harper, organist. Pallbearers were Billy Bates, Ricky Bates, Johnny Bates, Tommy Pettis, Michael Day and Larry Day.
Born Sept. 12, 1894 in Laurens County, Mrs. Bates was the daughter of the late Thomas Albert and Eunity Darsey Phillips. A homemaker and retired waitress, she had lived in Ocilla since 1929, moving from Thomaston, Ga. where she was employed in a cotton mill. The widow of William Joshua Bates, she was a member of Buckhorn Methodist Church near Dexter, Ga.
Survivors include two daughters, Eva B. Pettis and Reba B. Roberts, both of Ocilla; two sisters, Essie Maddox and Flora Bartlett, both of Sandy Springs, OK; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Paulk Funeral Home of Ocilla and Fitzgerald was in charge of the arrangements.
(Thanks to W. Carroll for information)
Obit: THE OCILLA STAR 10-31-1991 page 4B
Mrs. Annie Bates
Final rites for Mrs. Annie (Ma Bates) Bates, 97, of 304 N. Cherry Street, who died Saturday, Oct. 26, 1991 at Palemon Gaskins Nursing Home, were held Monday at Holt Baptist Church.
The Rev. L.A. (Sonny) Pate was the officiating minister at the 3:30pm memorial service in the church sanctuary and at graveside in the church cemetery. Music was provided by Angie Harper, organist. Pallbearers were Billy Bates, Ricky Bates, Johnny Bates, Tommy Pettis, Michael Day and Larry Day.
Born Sept. 12, 1894 in Laurens County, Mrs. Bates was the daughter of the late Thomas Albert and Eunity Darsey Phillips. A homemaker and retired waitress, she had lived in Ocilla since 1929, moving from Thomaston, Ga. where she was employed in a cotton mill. The widow of William Joshua Bates, she was a member of Buckhorn Methodist Church near Dexter, Ga.
Survivors include two daughters, Eva B. Pettis and Reba B. Roberts, both of Ocilla; two sisters, Essie Maddox and Flora Bartlett, both of Sandy Springs, OK; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Paulk Funeral Home of Ocilla and Fitzgerald was in charge of the arrangements.
(Thanks to W. Carroll for information)
Wife of William J Bates
Obit: THE OCILLA STAR 10-31-1991 page 4B
Mrs. Annie Bates
Final rites for Mrs. Annie (Ma Bates) Bates, 97, of 304 N. Cherry Street, who died Saturday, Oct. 26, 1991 at Palemon Gaskins Nursing Home, were held Monday at Holt Baptist Church.
The Rev. L.A. (Sonny) Pate was the officiating minister at the 3:30pm memorial service in the church sanctuary and at graveside in the church cemetery. Music was provided by Angie Harper, organist. Pallbearers were Billy Bates, Ricky Bates, Johnny Bates, Tommy Pettis, Michael Day and Larry Day.
Born Sept. 12, 1894 in Laurens County, Mrs. Bates was the daughter of the late Thomas Albert and Eunity Darsey Phillips. A homemaker and retired waitress, she had lived in Ocilla since 1929, moving from Thomaston, Ga. where she was employed in a cotton mill. The widow of William Joshua Bates, she was a member of Buckhorn Methodist Church near Dexter, Ga.
Survivors include two daughters, Eva B. Pettis and Reba B. Roberts, both of Ocilla; two sisters, Essie Maddox and Flora Bartlett, both of Sandy Springs, OK; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Paulk Funeral Home of Ocilla and Fitzgerald was in charge of the arrangements.
(Thanks to W. Carroll for information)
Obit: THE OCILLA STAR 10-31-1991 page 4B
Mrs. Annie Bates
Final rites for Mrs. Annie (Ma Bates) Bates, 97, of 304 N. Cherry Street, who died Saturday, Oct. 26, 1991 at Palemon Gaskins Nursing Home, were held Monday at Holt Baptist Church.
The Rev. L.A. (Sonny) Pate was the officiating minister at the 3:30pm memorial service in the church sanctuary and at graveside in the church cemetery. Music was provided by Angie Harper, organist. Pallbearers were Billy Bates, Ricky Bates, Johnny Bates, Tommy Pettis, Michael Day and Larry Day.
Born Sept. 12, 1894 in Laurens County, Mrs. Bates was the daughter of the late Thomas Albert and Eunity Darsey Phillips. A homemaker and retired waitress, she had lived in Ocilla since 1929, moving from Thomaston, Ga. where she was employed in a cotton mill. The widow of William Joshua Bates, she was a member of Buckhorn Methodist Church near Dexter, Ga.
Survivors include two daughters, Eva B. Pettis and Reba B. Roberts, both of Ocilla; two sisters, Essie Maddox and Flora Bartlett, both of Sandy Springs, OK; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Paulk Funeral Home of Ocilla and Fitzgerald was in charge of the arrangements.
(Thanks to W. Carroll for information)
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