Leo Bates
b. 26 March 1934, d. 22 November 1986
- Mother: Odessa D. Brown b. 23 November 1905, d. 16 December 1992
- Leo Bates was born on 26 March 1934 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Leo Bates died on 22 November 1986 at age 52 in Richmond, Virginia.
- He was interred at the old Danville Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas, off present-day Shepard Hill Road, near Willis.
- The following appeared on 24 November 1986 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Leo Bates, of Charles City, Va., died November 22, 1986 in Richmond Memorial Hospital, formerly of Boston, Mass. Born in Willis, Texas, veteran of the Korean War, formerly employed by St. James Episcopal Church for eleven years and recently employed at Westminster-Canterbury. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mrs. Eva Bates, one son, Travis of Washington, D.C; two daughters, Tina Bates Boone and Violet Ann Ford; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one son-in-law; mother, Odie Bates; three sisters; one brother; one sister-in-law; two brothers-in-law of Houston, Texas, four sisters-in-law; four brothers-in-law of Hampton, Va; other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Scotts Funeral Home, Brookland Park Blvd. at Lamb Ave. Funeral service Tuesday, November 25, 1986 at St. James Episcopal Church, 2 p.m. Rev. Frank Fagin, Pastor, Rev. Charles Joy officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home, 1:15 p.m. Interment in Conroe, Texas. Please omit flowers.
- Last Edited: 19 Nov 2013