Bates (Tourgee) Betty Ann, 66, of Post Rd, a retired lunch aid, died Tuesday at home. She was the wife of Albert J Bates III for thirty six years.
Born in Coventry, a daughter of the late George E and Christe B (Northup) Tourgee, she had lived in Warwick since 1971.
Mrs. Bates had been employeed with the Warwick School System for several years until her retirement.
She was an avid gardener, a good woman, a loving mother, grandmother and wife and loved cockatiel birds.
Besides her husband she is servived by two sons, Micheal A St Jean of Coventry and Douglas P St Jean of Warwick; two daughters Valerie J Hebert of Warwick and Michelle St Jean of Coventry; a brother Richard Tourgee of Coventry; a sister Anna E Tourgee of Coventry; and six grandchildren Melissa St Jean, Jacob Hebert, Michaela and Zachary Harris, John Troutman and Emma St Jean. She was the sister of the late Niles F Tourgee. Her funeral will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave, Rt5, Greenwood, Warwick (exit 12A on I-95)
Burial will follow in Knotty Oak Cemetery, Coventry. Relitives and friends are invited and may call Friday 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, 222 Richmond St. Providence, R.I. 02903 would be appreciated.
Bates (Tourgee) Betty Ann, 66, of Post Rd, a retired lunch aid, died Tuesday at home. She was the wife of Albert J Bates III for thirty six years.
Born in Coventry, a daughter of the late George E and Christe B (Northup) Tourgee, she had lived in Warwick since 1971.
Mrs. Bates had been employeed with the Warwick School System for several years until her retirement.
She was an avid gardener, a good woman, a loving mother, grandmother and wife and loved cockatiel birds.
Besides her husband she is servived by two sons, Micheal A St Jean of Coventry and Douglas P St Jean of Warwick; two daughters Valerie J Hebert of Warwick and Michelle St Jean of Coventry; a brother Richard Tourgee of Coventry; a sister Anna E Tourgee of Coventry; and six grandchildren Melissa St Jean, Jacob Hebert, Michaela and Zachary Harris, John Troutman and Emma St Jean. She was the sister of the late Niles F Tourgee. Her funeral will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave, Rt5, Greenwood, Warwick (exit 12A on I-95)
Burial will follow in Knotty Oak Cemetery, Coventry. Relitives and friends are invited and may call Friday 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, 222 Richmond St. Providence, R.I. 02903 would be appreciated.
Family Members
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Florence Mae Tourgee Smith
1920–1967
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George Francis Tourgee
1921–1990
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Edward Raymond Tourgee
1923–2000
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Harold Gilbert Tourgee
1924–1994
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Donald Earl Tourgee
1925–1926
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Irving R. Tourgee
1929–2009
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Winetka Miranda Tourgee Leveillee
1931–1983
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Anna E Tourgee
1932–2022
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Niles Frederick E. "Joe" Tourgee
1938–2002
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