Phyllis Bates Obituary
Phyllis Ann Moore Bates, 68, of Noxapater, MS., passed on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at the Saint Dominic Hospital, Jackson, MS. Funeral Service will be Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at 2 p.m., at Mount Vernon M. B. Church, 200 Culberson Road, Noxapater, MS., 39346. Rev. David Harris, Pastor, will deliver the Eulogy. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Mount Vernon Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.
Phyllis was born July 17, 1957 to the parents of Samuel Washington Moore and Addie Mae Crosby Moore in Winston County Mississippi.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Addie Mae Moore; child, Latonya Bates; siblings, Willie Mae Jordan, Luscious Williams and Samuel Moore.
Phyllis is survived by her husband, Roy Lee Bates; son, Rashad Bates; 7 Grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; siblings, Lula Moore, Hazel Ford (Keith), Linda Triplett, Ida Mae Phillips, Willie B Moore (Gwen) and Benny Earl Moore (Ora); nieces, nephews, in-laws, and other relatives and family.
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