Mrs. Bates was born to the late Fletcher and Mary Deaton Friar. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ben Bates, Sr.
She was a charter member of Memorial Baptist Church and former owner of Bates Ins. Co.
Survivors include her children, Lynda McGahee and her husband, Peyton, Appling, Ga., Marisue Smith and her husband, Ronnie, Aiken, William Ben Bates, Jr., Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren, Nichole (Kevin) Jones, Anne (Mark) Streets, Pate McGahee, Ron (Amy) Smith; great-grandchildren, Windsor Smith, Vannessa Smith, Josiah Smith, Lillie Streets, Ethan Jones; two sisters, Lucy Lybrand and Sarah Barfield.
Augusta Chronicle, The (GA) - Saturday, July 24, 2004
Mrs. Bates was born to the late Fletcher and Mary Deaton Friar. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ben Bates, Sr.
She was a charter member of Memorial Baptist Church and former owner of Bates Ins. Co.
Survivors include her children, Lynda McGahee and her husband, Peyton, Appling, Ga., Marisue Smith and her husband, Ronnie, Aiken, William Ben Bates, Jr., Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren, Nichole (Kevin) Jones, Anne (Mark) Streets, Pate McGahee, Ron (Amy) Smith; great-grandchildren, Windsor Smith, Vannessa Smith, Josiah Smith, Lillie Streets, Ethan Jones; two sisters, Lucy Lybrand and Sarah Barfield.
Augusta Chronicle, The (GA) - Saturday, July 24, 2004
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