Michael E. Bates

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Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Cremation Preneed Care - Battle Creek

Posted event

January 23, 2026

Jan

Memorial service

1:00 p.m.

Life in Christ Ministries

14990 Beadle Lake Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49014

Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Cremation Preneed Care - Battle Creek

Posted an obituary

January 23, 2026

Michael Bates Obituary

Michael E. Bates, 67, of Battle Creek, died January 19, 2026. Michael was born in Battle Creek to Janet Bates on December 15, 1958. Mike graduated high school and went on to serve his country honorably in the United States Army. He loved riding... Read Michael Bates's Obituary