Obituary: Creel Bates, 1939, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL  32526
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Source: Winn Parish Enterprise, Jan. 5, 1939

CREEL BATES OF BETHLEHEM DIES THURSDAY
        Creel Bates of the Bethlehem community, Ward Eight, died at the
Mosley Clinic in Winnfield Thursday, December 30th at 5 p.m. as the result
of pneumonia.
        Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock and interment was in the Bethlehem cemetery.
        Mr. Bates was a member of the Baptist church with his membership
at Bethlehem.
        Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eddie Jones Bates; two children, J.
C., and a several month old baby; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bates;
four sisters, Mrs. Marshal Canerday, Mrs. Curtis Key, Mrs. Murray Riffe,
and Miss. Clara Bates of Route Four, Winnfield; and six brothers, Clayton,
Clinton, Early, George, Jr., Henry and Clarence Bates, all of Route Four,
Winnfield.