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Jesse Bates Obituary
Jesse T. Bates, 87, of Mayhill, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at his home.
Mr. Bates was born June 7, 1921, in Hope to Leslie and Carrie (Schrier) Bates. He graduated from Hope High School in 1940. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps in the 8th Air Force in the United Kingdom as a tail gunner on a B-24, and during the Korean conflict he served in the Air Force.
Survivors include a son, Jim Bates and his wife Karen of Grants; two daughters, Debbie Bates of Amarillo, Texas, and Donna Nicholson and her husband Eddie of Brownfield, Texas; seven grandchildren, Jared Bates and his wife Jeanne of Tulsa, Okla., Randall Bates and his wife Lena of Las Cruces, Tiffany Murray and her husband Brian of Abilene, Texas, Kenneth Gunter and his wife Shelley of Nolan, Texas, Lindsay Kelly and her husband Ryan of Buda, Texas, Jeremy Nicholson and his wife Charla of Lubbock, Texas, and Deanna Kennedy and her husband Clinton of Houston; four great grandchildren, Ian Bates of Tulsa, Okla., Conagher Bates of Las Cruces, and Nathan and Noah Nicholson of Lubbock, Texas; a brother Eugene Bates and his wife Mary of Caballo, three sisters, Mary Ragsdale of Roswell, Carrie Foote and her husband Norm of Woodbridge, Va., and Serena Fernau and her husband Larry of Show Low, Ariz.; a sister-in-law Deanie Bates of La Luz; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 61 years, Lillian Bates, in April of this year; a brother, Bill Bates; and a grandson, Toby Nicholson.
Funeral services will be conducted today at 10 a.m. in the Hamilton-O'Dell Chapel with Eddy Coleman officiating.
Interment will follow in Mountain Acres Cemetery in Mayhill with military honors by the Army.
Pallbearers will be Mr. Bates' grandchildren and their spouses.
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Serena Sue Fernau
July 22, 2008
Jesse, you were always special to me, so many memories of the little things I'll never forget. I know now, you are home with Lillian and Mother and Daddy, and Honey Bill. Now the music starts, Angels be on alert, the Bates' Band is ready to play.
Mike Casey
July 20, 2008
Mr. Bates,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served during WW II and the Korean War with the U.S. Army Air Forces and USAF and also for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
Norm and Carrie Lou Foote
July 17, 2008
Jim, Deborah, and Donna and each and every one in all of your family, my prayers are with each of you for your comfort. My heart is heavy as is yours ~ losing a brother and your losing your dear dear Daddy is pretty hard but know that the love of our family is with each of you during this time of sorrow.
Here is a prayer for you that I have prayed for your family.
This is a Native American Prayer
I give you this one thought to keep -
I am with you still - I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quite birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not think of me as gone -
I am with you still - in each new dawn.
May God go with each of you ~ Norm and I are thinking of you and wishing you comfort and peace.
Sending you our love,
Norm and Carrie
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