| 1. | William Bates was born on 7 Jun 1914 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 25 Feb 2001; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. Notes:
Died:
William "Shorty" Bates, Jr., 86 years of age, of Somerset, Kentucky departed this life on February 25th, 2001 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky.
He was born in Grundy, Kentucky on June 7th, 1914, son of the late William Bates and Olga Packe Bates. He was a Farmer and member of Barnesburg Baptist Church in Somerset, Kentucky.
Shorty was survived by his wife, Lydia Mae Sipple Bates, whom he married July 14th, 1963; four brothers, Robert (and Ina) Bates of Somerset, Kentucky, Johnie (and Fredia) Bates of Riverview, Florida, Harold (and Nancy) Bates of Monroe, Oregon, and Edward (and Brenda) Bates of Louisville, Kentucky; seven sisters, Leta Bobbitt, Roberta (and Joe) Cundiff, Effie Callahan, Ola Jasper, Dorothy Gilliam, Marie (and Jack) Sowder, and Edna Mae (and Loyd) Compton, all of Somerset, Kentucky; one sister-in-law, Catherine Bates of Somerset, Kentucky; and thirty-eight nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Olga Bates; and two brothers, Alton Bates and James "Jeff" Bates.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28th, 2001 in the Chapel of the Morris & Hislope Funeral Home in Science Hill, Kentucky with Bro. Harold Harris officiating.
Burial followed in the Rock lick Baptist Church Cemetery in Somerset, Kentucky.
Buried:
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William married Lydia Mae Sipple on 14 Jul 1963. Lydia (daughter of John Daniel Sipple and Delphia Wilson) was born on 5 Jan 1920; died on 25 Aug 2001; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1914 - 2001 (86 years)
