James Edward Bates

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Going Home Cremation & Funeral Care by Value Choice, P.A. - Rockville

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August 23, 2025

James Bates Obituary

James "Jim" Edward Bates, 78, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was born on April 8, 1947, to Norbert and Elizabeth "Betty" Bates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The family later relocated to Ohio,... Read James Bates's Obituary