Obituaries: Mrs. Clinton L. Bates, 1970, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: December 17, 1970 Winn Parish Enterprise-News American Mrs. C. Bates, 72, Dies; Funeral At Bethlehem Mrs. Clinton L. Bates, 72, of Calvin died Friday, December 11, 1970 in the Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Rev. Wilmer Jordan officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ernie Yocum. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Survivors include her husband; a son, Buddy Bates of Winnfield; a daughter, Mrs. Bernice Weeks of Winnfield; a sister, Mrs. L. L. Burnum of Winnfield; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.