Elmer Bates, 79, a former Klamath Falls resident, died this morning at his home in Otis.
Mr. Bates was born to Alex and Mary Stamford Bates in Petal, Mississippi.
He was a welder until he rtired in 1974.
He attended Oregon Institute of Technolgy was was employed for a number of years at Klamath Iron Works. He also worked for Portland Iron Works in Portland.
He moved to the Lincoln City area in 1978 from the Portland area.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lincoln City.
Survivors include his wife, Helon, Otis; sons, Milbert Bates, Los Angeles, Calif., and Robert Bates, Salem; brother Alex Bates, Anaheim, Calif.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Mr. Bates was born to Alex and Mary Stamford Bates in Petal, Mississippi.
He was a welder until he rtired in 1974.
He attended Oregon Institute of Technolgy was was employed for a number of years at Klamath Iron Works. He also worked for Portland Iron Works in Portland.
He moved to the Lincoln City area in 1978 from the Portland area.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lincoln City.
Survivors include his wife, Helon, Otis; sons, Milbert Bates, Los Angeles, Calif., and Robert Bates, Salem; brother Alex Bates, Anaheim, Calif.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Elmer Bates, 79, a former Klamath Falls resident, died this morning at his home in Otis.
Mr. Bates was born to Alex and Mary Stamford Bates in Petal, Mississippi.
He was a welder until he rtired in 1974.
He attended Oregon Institute of Technolgy was was employed for a number of years at Klamath Iron Works. He also worked for Portland Iron Works in Portland.
He moved to the Lincoln City area in 1978 from the Portland area.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lincoln City.
Survivors include his wife, Helon, Otis; sons, Milbert Bates, Los Angeles, Calif., and Robert Bates, Salem; brother Alex Bates, Anaheim, Calif.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Mr. Bates was born to Alex and Mary Stamford Bates in Petal, Mississippi.
He was a welder until he rtired in 1974.
He attended Oregon Institute of Technolgy was was employed for a number of years at Klamath Iron Works. He also worked for Portland Iron Works in Portland.
He moved to the Lincoln City area in 1978 from the Portland area.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lincoln City.
Survivors include his wife, Helon, Otis; sons, Milbert Bates, Los Angeles, Calif., and Robert Bates, Salem; brother Alex Bates, Anaheim, Calif.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
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