Jessie Lee Bates

Jessie Lee Bates was born July 23, 1940 to the late Willie and Rosie Mae Bates in Fayette County, Tennessee. She was the youngest of eight children: Dorthula, Fannie Mae, Ida Mae, Willie B., Augusta "Pap", Gussie, and Eugene Bates-all whom preceded her in death. She professed her...