Vernon Bobbitt

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Henry married Leta Opal Bates on 23 Dec 1936. Leta (daughter of William Bates, Sr. and Olga Frieda Marie Placke) was born on 5 Nov 1915 in KY; died on 19 Dec 2018; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Leta Opal Bobbitt, age 103, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Somerset Nursing and Rehab Center.

She was born on November 5, 1915 in the Grundy Community, daughter of the late William and Olga Placke Bates.

She was a retired seamstress for Palm Beach Co. and was a member of Pine Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ at church, gardening and being a Sunday School Teacher. Leta was a Godly Woman and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of sixty-three years, Henry Wilson Bobbitt; son, Vernon Bobbitt; daughter, Kathie Elaine Cates; brothers, Harold Bates, Jeff Bates, William “Short” Bates and Alton Bates; sisters, Effie Callahan and Ola Jasper.

She is survived by brothers, Edward Bates, Johnny Bates and Robert Bates; sisters, Dorothy Gillium, Marie Sowder, Edna Mae Compton and Roberta Cundiff; grandchildren, Barry (and Jan) Branscum, Lisa (and Dormus) Smith and Kellie (and David) Baker; great-grandchildren, Aaron Smith, Kacie Baker and Nathan Baker; and a host of special nieces, nephews, friends and other family members.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in the Chapel of Southern Oaks Funeral Home with funeral service to be held at 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home with Bro. David Baker and Bro. David Harmon officiating.

Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.

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William Bates, 78-year-old Grundy farmer, died suddenly last Thursday at his home.

The son of the late James J. and Rebecca Ridings Bates, he was born October 2, 1879, in Grundy. He married Mabel James on October 1, 1905, and two children were born to this marriage. Mrs. Bates and one child preceded him in death.

Mr. Bates married Olga Placke on August 18, 1913, and 13 children blessed this union.

While still a young man, Mr. Bates professed his faith in Christ and united with the Rock Lick Baptist Church. He remained a devout member of that church all his life.

Mr. Bates is survived by his wife; seven daughters, Mrs. Wilson Bobbitt, Mark, Mrs. Joe Cundiff, Sugar Hill, Mrs. Erwin Callahan, Science Hill, Mrs. Ernest Kuhnapfel and Mrs. Jack Lee, both of Somerset, Mrs. James Sowder, Cincinnati, and Mrs. J.W. Stewart, Grundy.

Mr Bates is also survived by seven sons, Alton J. Bates, Franklin, Indiana, William Bates, Jr., Grundy, Robert Bates, Somerset, Jeff Bates, Dayton, Ohio, Johnnie Bates, Plainfield, Indiana, Harold Bates, Cincinnati, and Edward Bates, Louisville; two brothers, Richmond Bates of Texas and James Bates, Grundy; 25 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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William married Olga Frieda Marie Placke on 18 Aug 1913 in Scott Co, TN. Olga was born on 12 Mar 1894 in TN; died on 22 Feb 1966 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Olga Placke Bates, 71, of Grundy, died Tuesday at the Somerset City Hospital after an illness of three months.

The daughter of Freda Yahnig Placke and the late Henry Placke, she was born March 12, 1894 in Tennessee. She was married to William Bates in 1913 in Tennessee. Mrs. Bates was a member of the Rock Lick Baptist Church.

Survivors are her mother; the following children, William Bates, Jr., Mrs. Marie Sowders, and Mrs. Edna Mae Stewart, all of Grundy, Mrs. Roberta Cundiff, Mrs. Robert Bales, and Mrs. Ola Kuhnapfel, and Mrs. Dorothy Lee, all of Somerset, Mrs. Leta Bobbitt, Pine Hill, Mrs. Effie Callahan, Science Hill, James Bates, Dayton, Ohio, Johnnie Bates, Plainfield, Indiana, Edward Bates, Louisville, and Harold Bates, Starks, Nevada; one stepson, Alton Bates, Plainfield, Indiana; 31 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Placke and Arthur Placke, both of Grundy; and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Smith, Ferguson, Frieda Smiley, Indiana, Elsie Placke and Edna Placke, both of Grundy.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Rock Lick Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Hansford and the Rev. Walter Jones officiating. Burial in the Rock Lick Cemetery.

Pulaski Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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James married Rebecca Francis Ridings on 16 Mar 1876 in Pulaski Co, KY. Rebecca (daughter of John Perkins Ridings and Susannah Blakemore) was born on 22 May 1850 in Lee Co, VA; died on 22 Oct 1932 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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what Rebecca is this?


Groom's Name: G. B. Sharp
Groom's Birth Date: 1841
Groom's Birthplace: Tenn.
Groom's Age: 35
Bride's Name: Rebbecca Ridings
Bride's Birth Date: 1854
Bride's Birthplace: Va.
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1876
Marriage Place: , Pulaski, Kentucky
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51791-5
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 174937
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Collection: Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979


Groom's Name John Mcvanhook
Groom's Birth Date 1852
Groom's Birthplace Pulaski Co, Ky
Groom's Age 24
Bride's Name Rebecca Ridings
Bride's Birth Date 1857
Bride's Birthplace Pulaski Co, Ky
Bride's Age 19
Marriage Date 21 Sep 1876
Marriage Place , Pulaski, Kentucky
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M51791-5
System Origin Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number 174937
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Rebecca did not appear on the census in Oct 1850.

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Rock Lick Baptist Church Cem., Rt. 192, then L on Grundy Rd 3 Miles