Mr. Marion Bates, Sr. a son of the late Mr. George and Mrs. Gertrude Jones Bates, born in Columbia, SC on May 16, 1918 and departed this life March 27, 1981 at the Veterans Medical Center in Columbia, SC.
Early in life, joinedin membership with Sint Luke Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and was honorably discharged on December 19, 1945.
Until his retirement, Mr. Bates was a skilled painter and wallpaper contractor.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted wife, Mrs. Viola Buchanan Bates; four daughters, Mrs. Mozelle Jones, Mrs. Georgia Jones, Mrs Bessie L. Durham and Miss Dorothy Bates all of Columbia, SC; eight sons, Wilbert Buchanan, Marion Bates, Jr., William, Franklin Jerry, Robert L., Henry, George and Sherman Bates of Columbia, SC; an adopted son, Marion Bates, III, of Columbia; one brother-in-law, Mr. Samuel Robertson; twenty nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law; five daughters-in-law; and many friends, all of whom join with the family in sharing the grief caused by his departure.
Early in life, joinedin membership with Sint Luke Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and was honorably discharged on December 19, 1945.
Until his retirement, Mr. Bates was a skilled painter and wallpaper contractor.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted wife, Mrs. Viola Buchanan Bates; four daughters, Mrs. Mozelle Jones, Mrs. Georgia Jones, Mrs Bessie L. Durham and Miss Dorothy Bates all of Columbia, SC; eight sons, Wilbert Buchanan, Marion Bates, Jr., William, Franklin Jerry, Robert L., Henry, George and Sherman Bates of Columbia, SC; an adopted son, Marion Bates, III, of Columbia; one brother-in-law, Mr. Samuel Robertson; twenty nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law; five daughters-in-law; and many friends, all of whom join with the family in sharing the grief caused by his departure.
Mr. Marion Bates, Sr. a son of the late Mr. George and Mrs. Gertrude Jones Bates, born in Columbia, SC on May 16, 1918 and departed this life March 27, 1981 at the Veterans Medical Center in Columbia, SC.
Early in life, joinedin membership with Sint Luke Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and was honorably discharged on December 19, 1945.
Until his retirement, Mr. Bates was a skilled painter and wallpaper contractor.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted wife, Mrs. Viola Buchanan Bates; four daughters, Mrs. Mozelle Jones, Mrs. Georgia Jones, Mrs Bessie L. Durham and Miss Dorothy Bates all of Columbia, SC; eight sons, Wilbert Buchanan, Marion Bates, Jr., William, Franklin Jerry, Robert L., Henry, George and Sherman Bates of Columbia, SC; an adopted son, Marion Bates, III, of Columbia; one brother-in-law, Mr. Samuel Robertson; twenty nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law; five daughters-in-law; and many friends, all of whom join with the family in sharing the grief caused by his departure.
Early in life, joinedin membership with Sint Luke Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and was honorably discharged on December 19, 1945.
Until his retirement, Mr. Bates was a skilled painter and wallpaper contractor.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted wife, Mrs. Viola Buchanan Bates; four daughters, Mrs. Mozelle Jones, Mrs. Georgia Jones, Mrs Bessie L. Durham and Miss Dorothy Bates all of Columbia, SC; eight sons, Wilbert Buchanan, Marion Bates, Jr., William, Franklin Jerry, Robert L., Henry, George and Sherman Bates of Columbia, SC; an adopted son, Marion Bates, III, of Columbia; one brother-in-law, Mr. Samuel Robertson; twenty nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law; five daughters-in-law; and many friends, all of whom join with the family in sharing the grief caused by his departure.
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