Mr. Bates was a member of Bessemer First Assembly of God, was Chaplain of Masonic Lodge #795, and was retired from U.S. Steel Ore Mines. He was also Director of Building Operations for the YMCA - Downtown Birmingham Branch.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Blankenship Bates of Bessemer; one son, Mr. Arthur E. Bates, Jr.(Deborah) of Bessemer; three daughters, Frances B. Hudson (Jack) of Lake City, Florida, Bonny Bates of Lakeland, Florida, and Juaniece B. Eiland (William) of Hueytown; five brothers, James Bates of Littleton, Colorado, John Bates of Bessemer, T.J. Bates of Hueytown, Houston Bates of Bessemer, and Frank Bates of Hueytown; three sisters, Allene Carlsen of Mobile, Estelle Culpepper of Bessemer, and Loretta Bates of Falls Church, Virginia; as well as nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Bates was a member of Bessemer First Assembly of God, was Chaplain of Masonic Lodge #795, and was retired from U.S. Steel Ore Mines. He was also Director of Building Operations for the YMCA - Downtown Birmingham Branch.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Blankenship Bates of Bessemer; one son, Mr. Arthur E. Bates, Jr.(Deborah) of Bessemer; three daughters, Frances B. Hudson (Jack) of Lake City, Florida, Bonny Bates of Lakeland, Florida, and Juaniece B. Eiland (William) of Hueytown; five brothers, James Bates of Littleton, Colorado, John Bates of Bessemer, T.J. Bates of Hueytown, Houston Bates of Bessemer, and Frank Bates of Hueytown; three sisters, Allene Carlsen of Mobile, Estelle Culpepper of Bessemer, and Loretta Bates of Falls Church, Virginia; as well as nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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James Gordon Bates
1915–2008
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Lynda Bates Jenkins
1916–1984
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Elladge Bates
1917–1983
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John Albert Bates
1918–2004
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Thomas James Bates
1921–2008
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Alleen Elizabeth Bates Carlsen
1922–2005
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Marie Bates Jenkins
1925–1988
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Houston Eugene Bates Sr
1926–2016
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Howard Watson Bates
1928–1996
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Frank Thomas Bates
1929–2008
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Estelle Bates Culpepper
1932–2014
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