LOUISBURG, N.C. -- Donald Joseph Bates, 81, of 213 Hidden Forest Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at Wake Medical Center. He was born in Tupper Lake, N.Y., the son of the late Arthur and Alice (Girard) Bates and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Europe during World War II.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2007, at the United Church of Madrid, Cross and Main Streets, Madrid, N.Y.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty (LaBarge) Bates; children, Brent A. Bates of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Beth B. Ashline of Louisburg, Rev. Bonnie Bates and her husband Steve Vulcheff of Madrid, N.Y., and Joseph Bates of Bloomingdale, N.Y.; grandchildren, Rose M. Ashline, Molly E. Ashline, Sam Vulcheff, Angela Bates, Alicia Bates and Kristin Bates; great-grandchildren, J. Kiel Vulcheff and Savannah Bates; sister, Audrey Delair of Tupper Lake, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brad A. Bates; grandsons, John Steven Vulcheff, Kiel Edward Vulcheff and Christopher Ashline.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leah's Chapel United Methodist Church, 50 Promise Land Road, Louisburg, NC 27549, Lake Clear Fundship, Girl Scouts of North Eastern New York, 323 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to Natural History Museum of Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, N.Y.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 405 South Main St., Wake Forest, NC 27587.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2007, at the United Church of Madrid, Cross and Main Streets, Madrid, N.Y.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty (LaBarge) Bates; children, Brent A. Bates of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Beth B. Ashline of Louisburg, Rev. Bonnie Bates and her husband Steve Vulcheff of Madrid, N.Y., and Joseph Bates of Bloomingdale, N.Y.; grandchildren, Rose M. Ashline, Molly E. Ashline, Sam Vulcheff, Angela Bates, Alicia Bates and Kristin Bates; great-grandchildren, J. Kiel Vulcheff and Savannah Bates; sister, Audrey Delair of Tupper Lake, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brad A. Bates; grandsons, John Steven Vulcheff, Kiel Edward Vulcheff and Christopher Ashline.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leah's Chapel United Methodist Church, 50 Promise Land Road, Louisburg, NC 27549, Lake Clear Fundship, Girl Scouts of North Eastern New York, 323 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to Natural History Museum of Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, N.Y.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 405 South Main St., Wake Forest, NC 27587.
LOUISBURG, N.C. -- Donald Joseph Bates, 81, of 213 Hidden Forest Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at Wake Medical Center. He was born in Tupper Lake, N.Y., the son of the late Arthur and Alice (Girard) Bates and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Europe during World War II.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2007, at the United Church of Madrid, Cross and Main Streets, Madrid, N.Y.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty (LaBarge) Bates; children, Brent A. Bates of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Beth B. Ashline of Louisburg, Rev. Bonnie Bates and her husband Steve Vulcheff of Madrid, N.Y., and Joseph Bates of Bloomingdale, N.Y.; grandchildren, Rose M. Ashline, Molly E. Ashline, Sam Vulcheff, Angela Bates, Alicia Bates and Kristin Bates; great-grandchildren, J. Kiel Vulcheff and Savannah Bates; sister, Audrey Delair of Tupper Lake, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brad A. Bates; grandsons, John Steven Vulcheff, Kiel Edward Vulcheff and Christopher Ashline.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leah's Chapel United Methodist Church, 50 Promise Land Road, Louisburg, NC 27549, Lake Clear Fundship, Girl Scouts of North Eastern New York, 323 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to Natural History Museum of Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, N.Y.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 405 South Main St., Wake Forest, NC 27587.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2007, at the United Church of Madrid, Cross and Main Streets, Madrid, N.Y.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty (LaBarge) Bates; children, Brent A. Bates of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Beth B. Ashline of Louisburg, Rev. Bonnie Bates and her husband Steve Vulcheff of Madrid, N.Y., and Joseph Bates of Bloomingdale, N.Y.; grandchildren, Rose M. Ashline, Molly E. Ashline, Sam Vulcheff, Angela Bates, Alicia Bates and Kristin Bates; great-grandchildren, J. Kiel Vulcheff and Savannah Bates; sister, Audrey Delair of Tupper Lake, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brad A. Bates; grandsons, John Steven Vulcheff, Kiel Edward Vulcheff and Christopher Ashline.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leah's Chapel United Methodist Church, 50 Promise Land Road, Louisburg, NC 27549, Lake Clear Fundship, Girl Scouts of North Eastern New York, 323 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to Natural History Museum of Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, N.Y.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 405 South Main St., Wake Forest, NC 27587.
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