From the February 10, 1978 issue of the Illinoian-Star newspaper, Beardstown, Illinois: True H. Bates, 66, of 417 W. 3rd St., died at Beardstown Hospital at 2:25 p.m. Thursday following a brief illness. Born at Browning Aug. 19, 1911, he was the son of Charles Leigh and Pearle Haffner Bates. He married Norma White in Beardstown March 9, 1935. She died in May 1938. On August 30, 1940, he married Emma Lee Baehr in Bowling Green, Mo. Surviving is his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Sally Seaman of Moline; a step-son, Larry Moore of Mt. Sterling; five sisters, Mrs. Ada Willard and Mrs. Bula Spillers, both of Browning, Mrs. Lelia Strong of Pleasant View, Mrs. Delores Leever of Monmouth and Mrs. Lucille Edwards of Gold Beach, Ore., a brother, Charles of Roseville; two grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Bates was a retired ironworker in construction and was a member of Iron Workers Local No. 46 of Springfield. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cline Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard D. Stevens of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Beardstown City Cemetery. Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
From the February 10, 1978 issue of the Illinoian-Star newspaper, Beardstown, Illinois: True H. Bates, 66, of 417 W. 3rd St., died at Beardstown Hospital at 2:25 p.m. Thursday following a brief illness. Born at Browning Aug. 19, 1911, he was the son of Charles Leigh and Pearle Haffner Bates. He married Norma White in Beardstown March 9, 1935. She died in May 1938. On August 30, 1940, he married Emma Lee Baehr in Bowling Green, Mo. Surviving is his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Sally Seaman of Moline; a step-son, Larry Moore of Mt. Sterling; five sisters, Mrs. Ada Willard and Mrs. Bula Spillers, both of Browning, Mrs. Lelia Strong of Pleasant View, Mrs. Delores Leever of Monmouth and Mrs. Lucille Edwards of Gold Beach, Ore., a brother, Charles of Roseville; two grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Bates was a retired ironworker in construction and was a member of Iron Workers Local No. 46 of Springfield. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cline Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard D. Stevens of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Beardstown City Cemetery. Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
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