Thomas Franklin Bates

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Ruffner-Wakelin Prescott Chapel Funeral Home and Crematory - Prescott

Posted events

January 11, 2026

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Rosary

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

150 Fleury Street, Prescott, AZ 86301

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Funeral service

10:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

150 Fleury Street, Prescott, AZ 86301

Ruffner-Wakelin Prescott Chapel Funeral Home and Crematory - Prescott

Posted an obituary

January 11, 2026

Thomas Bates Obituary

Thomas Franklin Bates was born September 9, 1931 and passed away January 5, 2025 at The Margaret T. Morris Center surrounded by his family.Tom was born in Lansing, Michigan to Thomas Francis Bates and Marie Rollenhagen Bates. He graduated from... Read Thomas Bates's Obituary