Leta Opal Bates

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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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Leta married Henry Wilson Bobbitt on 23 Dec 1936. Henry was born on 6 Jun 1916; died on 2 Jan 2000; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Kathie "Elaine" Bobbitt Cates, 69 years of age, of Somerset, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

She was born on August 6th, 1942 in Somerset, Kentucky, daughter of Leta Opal Bates Bobbitt and the late Henry Wilson Bobbitt. She was a retired cook for the Pulaski County School System. Kathie loved flowers, reading, and gardening. She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church, where she served as the Sunday Class treasurer.

Kathie was survived by her loving husband, Charles "Charlie" Cates, whom she married on October 17th, 1970 in Danville, Kentucky; her mother, Leta Opal Bates Bobbitt; three sons, Barry Gene (and Janice) Branscum of Somerset, Kentucky, Eric (and Angel) Cates of Milan, Tennessee, and Darren Cates of Memphis, Tennessee; three daughters, Kellie (and David) Baker of Somerset, Kentucky, Ginger (and Randy) Adams of Trenton, Tennessee, and Tracy Denton of Union City, Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Kacie Marie Baker, Nathan Lee Baker, Justin Duncan, Thomas Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Savannah Williams, Elijah Cates, Jared Cates, and Jordan Cates; eight great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Maze Bobbitt of Somerset, Kentucky; and a host of other family and friends who mourn her passing.

She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Wilson Bobbitt; and one brother, Vernon Bobbitt.

Visitations were held on Sunday, February 26th, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at the Lake Cumberland Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.

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