Tom E. Bates
October 15, 1925 - May 2, 2020
Tom E. Bates, 94, of Hillsdale, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health, in Jackson. He was born October 15, 1925, in Detroit, to O.H. and Jane Mae (Lynch) Bates. Tom married Phyllis McNeil, on February 22, 1948, and she preceded him in death, on November 4, 2006.
Tom graduated from Hillsdale High School, and he attended Hillsdale College and Michigan State University, for three years. Tom and his father, O.H., owned and operated Bates Oil Company, for 21 years. He retired as a corrections officer, from the State Prison of Southern Michigan, in 1989. Tom also worked for the State of Michigan Unemployment Office and for VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale, for 20 years. Tom served his country in the United States Navy, with the Marine Corps, during WWII. He enjoyed collecting antiques, going for drives and riding motorcycles.
Tom is survived by two sons: Douglas (Penny) Bates of Reading, and Steven Bates of Hillsdale; three grandsons: Douglas "Lance" (Michelle) Bates Jr. of Roscommon, Shaun (Ann Marie) Bates of Mt. Pleasant, and Justin (Danielle) Bates of Clark Lake; and five great-grandchildren: Tristan, Brennan, Cooper, Ava and Lauren.
In the interest of public health and executive orders from the State of Michigan, requiring 10 people or less at a time for gatherings, calling hours with social distancing, for Tom Bates, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale. Family interment will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Hillsdale.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Greater Hillsdale Humane Society.
October 15, 1925 - May 2, 2020
Tom E. Bates, 94, of Hillsdale, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health, in Jackson. He was born October 15, 1925, in Detroit, to O.H. and Jane Mae (Lynch) Bates. Tom married Phyllis McNeil, on February 22, 1948, and she preceded him in death, on November 4, 2006.
Tom graduated from Hillsdale High School, and he attended Hillsdale College and Michigan State University, for three years. Tom and his father, O.H., owned and operated Bates Oil Company, for 21 years. He retired as a corrections officer, from the State Prison of Southern Michigan, in 1989. Tom also worked for the State of Michigan Unemployment Office and for VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale, for 20 years. Tom served his country in the United States Navy, with the Marine Corps, during WWII. He enjoyed collecting antiques, going for drives and riding motorcycles.
Tom is survived by two sons: Douglas (Penny) Bates of Reading, and Steven Bates of Hillsdale; three grandsons: Douglas "Lance" (Michelle) Bates Jr. of Roscommon, Shaun (Ann Marie) Bates of Mt. Pleasant, and Justin (Danielle) Bates of Clark Lake; and five great-grandchildren: Tristan, Brennan, Cooper, Ava and Lauren.
In the interest of public health and executive orders from the State of Michigan, requiring 10 people or less at a time for gatherings, calling hours with social distancing, for Tom Bates, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale. Family interment will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Hillsdale.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Greater Hillsdale Humane Society.
Tom E. Bates
October 15, 1925 - May 2, 2020
Tom E. Bates, 94, of Hillsdale, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health, in Jackson. He was born October 15, 1925, in Detroit, to O.H. and Jane Mae (Lynch) Bates. Tom married Phyllis McNeil, on February 22, 1948, and she preceded him in death, on November 4, 2006.
Tom graduated from Hillsdale High School, and he attended Hillsdale College and Michigan State University, for three years. Tom and his father, O.H., owned and operated Bates Oil Company, for 21 years. He retired as a corrections officer, from the State Prison of Southern Michigan, in 1989. Tom also worked for the State of Michigan Unemployment Office and for VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale, for 20 years. Tom served his country in the United States Navy, with the Marine Corps, during WWII. He enjoyed collecting antiques, going for drives and riding motorcycles.
Tom is survived by two sons: Douglas (Penny) Bates of Reading, and Steven Bates of Hillsdale; three grandsons: Douglas "Lance" (Michelle) Bates Jr. of Roscommon, Shaun (Ann Marie) Bates of Mt. Pleasant, and Justin (Danielle) Bates of Clark Lake; and five great-grandchildren: Tristan, Brennan, Cooper, Ava and Lauren.
In the interest of public health and executive orders from the State of Michigan, requiring 10 people or less at a time for gatherings, calling hours with social distancing, for Tom Bates, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale. Family interment will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Hillsdale.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Greater Hillsdale Humane Society.
October 15, 1925 - May 2, 2020
Tom E. Bates, 94, of Hillsdale, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health, in Jackson. He was born October 15, 1925, in Detroit, to O.H. and Jane Mae (Lynch) Bates. Tom married Phyllis McNeil, on February 22, 1948, and she preceded him in death, on November 4, 2006.
Tom graduated from Hillsdale High School, and he attended Hillsdale College and Michigan State University, for three years. Tom and his father, O.H., owned and operated Bates Oil Company, for 21 years. He retired as a corrections officer, from the State Prison of Southern Michigan, in 1989. Tom also worked for the State of Michigan Unemployment Office and for VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale, for 20 years. Tom served his country in the United States Navy, with the Marine Corps, during WWII. He enjoyed collecting antiques, going for drives and riding motorcycles.
Tom is survived by two sons: Douglas (Penny) Bates of Reading, and Steven Bates of Hillsdale; three grandsons: Douglas "Lance" (Michelle) Bates Jr. of Roscommon, Shaun (Ann Marie) Bates of Mt. Pleasant, and Justin (Danielle) Bates of Clark Lake; and five great-grandchildren: Tristan, Brennan, Cooper, Ava and Lauren.
In the interest of public health and executive orders from the State of Michigan, requiring 10 people or less at a time for gatherings, calling hours with social distancing, for Tom Bates, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, in Hillsdale. Family interment will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Hillsdale.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Greater Hillsdale Humane Society.
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