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William O. Bates

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William O. Bates Veteran

Birth
Death
7 Jul 1975 (aged 76)
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.4143982, Longitude: -82.1830978
Plot
Section F Lot: 658 Space: 2
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William Bates, 76, Veteran of War I

William O Bates, 76, of 3247 Grove Avenue, Lorain, was dead on arrival yesterday evening at St. Joseph Hospital. He had been a resident here for 51 years coming from Tennessee.

He was employed as a turn foreman in the Fuel and Power Department at U.S. Steel Lorain - Cuyahoga Works. He retired in 1962 after 40 years of service. He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his wife Jennie V; one son, James, a district manager for The Journal: one daughter, Mrs. Jean Kathleen Perkins of Wellington; three brothers, Wallace of Lorain, Albert and Robert, both of Tennessee: three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Webb, Mrs. Mary Bond and Mrs. Ruth Boeing, all of Tennessee; 11 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three sons, Harry 1966, Calvin in 1968, and Thomas H in 1974.

Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home, the Rev. Paul Kirk, officiating. Burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

The obituary for William O Bates was in the Tuesday, July 8, 1975 edition of The Journal, Lorain, Ohio on page 8 in column 1.
William Bates, 76, Veteran of War I

William O Bates, 76, of 3247 Grove Avenue, Lorain, was dead on arrival yesterday evening at St. Joseph Hospital. He had been a resident here for 51 years coming from Tennessee.

He was employed as a turn foreman in the Fuel and Power Department at U.S. Steel Lorain - Cuyahoga Works. He retired in 1962 after 40 years of service. He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his wife Jennie V; one son, James, a district manager for The Journal: one daughter, Mrs. Jean Kathleen Perkins of Wellington; three brothers, Wallace of Lorain, Albert and Robert, both of Tennessee: three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Webb, Mrs. Mary Bond and Mrs. Ruth Boeing, all of Tennessee; 11 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three sons, Harry 1966, Calvin in 1968, and Thomas H in 1974.

Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home, the Rev. Paul Kirk, officiating. Burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

The obituary for William O Bates was in the Tuesday, July 8, 1975 edition of The Journal, Lorain, Ohio on page 8 in column 1.


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