Obituaries: Norman Ray Bates, 1940, 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: January 18, 1940 Winn Parish Enterprise Last Rites Held At Bethlehem For Norman Ray Bates Norman Ray Bates, 4 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bates of Calvin, succumbed in a Shreveport hospital Sunday, January 14, as a result of diphtheria. Funeral services were conducted at the Bethlehem Church Monday afternoon. Surviving besides the parents are one brother and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bates of Bethlehem.