Dolores Howard "Dee" Bates

Dolores ''Dee'' Howard Bates, age 69, on Sunday, September 12, 2004. Wife of the late James C. ''Smokey'' Bates Sr. Mother of James C. Bates Jr., Belinda Bates Unbehagen and Laurie Bates Becnel. Mother-in-law of Dee Dee Chauppetta Bates, Lenny Unbehagen Jr. and Mark J. Becnel. Daughter of the late Juanita Mones Howard and Heuitte Howard Sr. Sister of the late Heuitte ''Tootsie'' Howard Jr. and the late Juanita Howard Audibert. Grandmother of Brittany, Amanda and James Bates III; Sarah, Rebekkah, Rhett and Abby Unbehagen and Mason Becnel. Also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Bates was a retired Cosmetologist and successful Doll Artist. A native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Chalmette, LA for the past 32 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Chalmette for the installation of a memorial flag pole. Relatives, friends of the family, employees of Chalmette Refining, LLC and Bywater Hospital are invited to attend an evening visitation to be held at ST. BERNARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 701 W. Virtue Street, Chalmette, LA on Monday, September 13th from 6:00PM 10:00PM and again on Tuesday morning from 11:00AM 1:00PM. A funeral service will follow beginning at 1:00PM. Internment will take place in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.