Paula Bates

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Downing & Lahey Mortuaries & Crematory - West Wichita

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October 16, 2025

Paula Bates Obituary

Paula Bates, 69, loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, died Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Paula was a very beautiful woman with a kind-hearted soul and a beautiful smile that was devoted to her family. She was known as Gr... Read Paula Bates's Obituary