Carl S. Bates

Carl S. Bates, 89. Indianapolis and Punta Gorda, Florida, died on Saturday, August 30, 2003 at Manor Care in Carmel. In his final hours, he was surrounded by Catherine, his wife of 61 years, his four children and many of his 13 grandchildren. Services will be Thursday, September 4, at 10 a.m. at Feeney-Hornak Keystone Mortuary followed the Mass of Christian Burial, held at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7575 Holliday Drive East, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Washington Park East Cemetery. Friends may call the Feeney-Hornak Keystone Mortuary, 2126 E. 71st Street, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3. Carl Bates was born February 4, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While living in Philadelphia, he married Catherine Nowicke on June 20, 1942. He moved to Indianapolis in 1944 and founded Bates Art Supply at Ohio and Delaware Streets downtown, and he served as owner and president of Bates until 1980. Mr. Bates was a former board member of the National Art Material Trade Association and the International Blueprinters Association. Mr. Bates was active in Republican politics for several decades. He was elected to the Beech Grove City Council in 1962 and served until 1970. He served as a delegate to the Republican State Convention in the 1960s and was a precinct committeeman in Beech Grove during the 1960s. He was a member of the Beech Grove Lions Club for 50 years and served as both president of the club and zone chairman. He was a life member of Msgr. Downey Council No 3660, Knights of Columbus. Mr. Bates was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church. He was also past president of the Holy Name Catholic Church school board in Beech Grove and was a member of the parish board of trustees. Besides his wife, Carl is survived by one son and three daughters, all of Indianapolis area: Carl R. (Marjory) Bates; Elizabeth (Bill) Beck; Barbara (Ken) Kern; and Cathleen (Ralph) Purcell. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren: Lara Beck; Jennifer Beck Clayton; Leslie and Lauren Kern; Sister Mary Grace Bates, Little Sisters of the Poor; Sarah, Carl P. and Catherine Bates; Justin, Adam, Brad, Austin and Ralph Purcell. Carl was preceded in death by his parents, Carl C. and Lela Bates. Memorial contributions may be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor in care of St. Augustine Home for the Aged, 2345 W. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260.