Katherine
Bates
IN LOVING MEMORY
Katherine Bates
Jun 16 1918 - Dec 12 2011
Dec 12 2011
Katherine Bates, age 93, of Arlington, Texas, passed away December 12, 2011, in Arlington. Katherine was born June 16, 1918, in Lucas, Texas, to E. L. and Iva (Smith) Gunter. She married Fred E. Bates on June 5, 1937. Katherine was a member of Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington.
She is survived by her son, Rene Bates and wife, Sheryl of McKinney, Texas; daughter, Carol Stanley and husband, Dan of Burleson, Texas; grandchildren, Haley Renee Bates, Michelle Renee Bates, Paige Stanley, and Toby Stanley; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Lindsey Gunter.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas with Rev. Ron Hathcoat officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen. The family will receive friends during a visitation beginning at 6:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the funeral home.
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