Obit of Mary E. Bates (b320) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandy Miller 7 Nov 2000 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ===================================================================== Surnames: Bates, Davis, Vaughn, Woodall, Maxsey, Patterson Mary E. Bates May 13, 1995 CYRIL--Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday 16-May-1995 in the Full Gospel Holiness Church of Cyril for Mary E. Bates, 91, of Cyril. Mrs. Bates died Saturday 13-May-1995 in a Chickasha convalescent center. Officiating were the Rev. Bill Patterson and the Rev. Ralph Davis. Burial was in Cyril's Celestial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of the Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford, Ok. Mrs. Bates was born 14-Feb-1904 in Willow. She married Johnny Furm Bates 24-Mar-1931 in Frederick, Tillman county, Ok. She lived for a short period of time in Tennessee as an infant before returning to Stecker, Caddo county, Ok. where she was raised. She had lived the past 65 years in the Cyril area. She was a member of the Full Gospel Holiness Church of Cyril and the Rebekkah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. Preceding her in death were her husband on 12-Mar-1974; and two daughters, Luetta Davis and Billie Mae Vaughn. Survivors include a daughter, Mildred Woodall of Mountain View, Calif.; two sons, Jack Bates of Cyril, and Charles R. 'Smokey' Bates of Fletcher, Ok.; a sister, Katy Maxsey of DeQuincy, La.; 14 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren.