Mr. Ester Lee "Bill" Bates

Mr. Ester Lee "Bill" Bates obituary, McComb, MS

Mr. Ester Lee "Bill" Bates

Ester Bates Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Craft-Dillon Funeral Home - McComb on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Mr. Ester "Bill" Lee Bates, 68, of Jackson, MS, passed away peacefully October 24, 2025, at Baptist Medical Center Jackson. He was born February 26, 1957, in Pike County, MS, to Mr. L. S. Bates and Mrs. Sarah Thompson Bates.
A Visitation for Ester will be held from 10:00am -11:00am, Saturday, November 08, 2025, at Craft-Dillon Funeral Home, with Funeral Services to follow at 11:00am.
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