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Mary Maxine Arrowood Bates

Birth
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Death
24 Nov 2016 (aged 88)
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
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Mary Maxine Arrowood Bates, age 88, of Lexington passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Alston Brook in Lexington.



A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11:00 am at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Avery Varnadore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.



The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Sunday at the Davidson Funeral Home Hickory Tree Chapel.



Mrs. Bates was born in Cherokee, NC on April 14, 1928 to Pearly Deverow Arrowood and Bessie Almond Arrowood. She was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Mrs. Bates enjoyed fishing, camping, the place at the lake, and had a special place in her heart for animals and especially dogs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Leon Bates; a brother, Wayne Hubert Arrowood Sr.; and three sisters, Zenna Mae Arrowood, Gladys Arrowood, and Sarah Brown.



Surviving are her son, Gary Leon Bates and wife Deborah of Lexington; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Lea Bates of Lexington.


Mary Maxine Arrowood Bates, age 88, of Lexington passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Alston Brook in Lexington.



A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11:00 am at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Avery Varnadore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.



The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Sunday at the Davidson Funeral Home Hickory Tree Chapel.



Mrs. Bates was born in Cherokee, NC on April 14, 1928 to Pearly Deverow Arrowood and Bessie Almond Arrowood. She was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Mrs. Bates enjoyed fishing, camping, the place at the lake, and had a special place in her heart for animals and especially dogs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Leon Bates; a brother, Wayne Hubert Arrowood Sr.; and three sisters, Zenna Mae Arrowood, Gladys Arrowood, and Sarah Brown.



Surviving are her son, Gary Leon Bates and wife Deborah of Lexington; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Lea Bates of Lexington.




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  • Created by: Kevin Haynes
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173182563/mary_maxine-bates: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Maxine Arrowood Bates (14 Apr 1928–24 Nov 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173182563, citing Lighthouse Baptist Church Cemetery, Welcome, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Kevin Haynes (contributor 47893059).