Samuel E. Bates, Jr.

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Cremation Society of the Quad Cities

Posted event

October 22, 2025

Nov

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Saint Lawrence Catholic Church, South Wilmington

165 Rice Rd, South Wilmington, IL 60474

Cremation Society of the Quad Cities

Posted an obituary

October 22, 2025

Samuel Bates, Jr. Obituary

Samuel E. Bates, Jr., 69, of East Moline, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at home with his lifelong friends, Kevin and Jill Finn by his side.A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 18, at St. Lawrence Catholic... Read Samuel Bates, Jr.'s Obituary