The husband of Pearl Bates. His ashes are interred with her at the same cemetery.
Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bates Sr., 65, of 4727 Pamlico Road, Fayetteville, died Sunday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
During Mr. Bates' career, he was awarded the Silver Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit.
The funeral will be conducted at noon Thursday in New Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Marion Wright. Burial with military honors will be in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake. Arrangements are being handled by Cunninghan & Sons Mortuary.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Pearl M. Bates of the home; five daughters, Denise Foster of Miami, Deborah Richardson of Roseboro and Rhonda Washington, Lisa Bates and Colleen Harper, all of Fayetteville; four sons, Billy Bates of Miami, Michael Bates, William Bates II and Kyei Bates, all of Fayetteville; three brothers, Eugene Bates of Memphis, Tenn., Carleigh Bates of New Jersey and Jimmy Bates of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and 21 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bates Sr., 65, of 4727 Pamlico Road, Fayetteville, died Sunday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
During Mr. Bates' career, he was awarded the Silver Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit.
The funeral will be conducted at noon Thursday in New Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Marion Wright. Burial with military honors will be in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake. Arrangements are being handled by Cunninghan & Sons Mortuary.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Pearl M. Bates of the home; five daughters, Denise Foster of Miami, Deborah Richardson of Roseboro and Rhonda Washington, Lisa Bates and Colleen Harper, all of Fayetteville; four sons, Billy Bates of Miami, Michael Bates, William Bates II and Kyei Bates, all of Fayetteville; three brothers, Eugene Bates of Memphis, Tenn., Carleigh Bates of New Jersey and Jimmy Bates of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and 21 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home.
The husband of Pearl Bates. His ashes are interred with her at the same cemetery.
Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bates Sr., 65, of 4727 Pamlico Road, Fayetteville, died Sunday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
During Mr. Bates' career, he was awarded the Silver Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit.
The funeral will be conducted at noon Thursday in New Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Marion Wright. Burial with military honors will be in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake. Arrangements are being handled by Cunninghan & Sons Mortuary.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Pearl M. Bates of the home; five daughters, Denise Foster of Miami, Deborah Richardson of Roseboro and Rhonda Washington, Lisa Bates and Colleen Harper, all of Fayetteville; four sons, Billy Bates of Miami, Michael Bates, William Bates II and Kyei Bates, all of Fayetteville; three brothers, Eugene Bates of Memphis, Tenn., Carleigh Bates of New Jersey and Jimmy Bates of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and 21 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bates Sr., 65, of 4727 Pamlico Road, Fayetteville, died Sunday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
During Mr. Bates' career, he was awarded the Silver Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit.
The funeral will be conducted at noon Thursday in New Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Marion Wright. Burial with military honors will be in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake. Arrangements are being handled by Cunninghan & Sons Mortuary.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Pearl M. Bates of the home; five daughters, Denise Foster of Miami, Deborah Richardson of Roseboro and Rhonda Washington, Lisa Bates and Colleen Harper, all of Fayetteville; four sons, Billy Bates of Miami, Michael Bates, William Bates II and Kyei Bates, all of Fayetteville; three brothers, Eugene Bates of Memphis, Tenn., Carleigh Bates of New Jersey and Jimmy Bates of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and 21 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home.
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