By Staff
June 5, 2004
A memorial service for Elton E. Bates, 72, of Decatur was Wednesday, June 9, at 6 p.m. at Christ Fellowship Church in Hartselle with the Rev. Danny Garrison officiating and Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Bates died Saturday, June 5, 2004, at his residence. He was born April 14, 1932, in Morgan County to William Bert Bates and Lillie Monk Bates. He was retired from Monsanto where he worked in maintenance. He was a veteran in the Korean War, where he served in the 1343rd Combat Engineers. Mr. Bates was preceded in death by one sister, Berta Brown.
He is survived by one son, Michael Bates and wife Teresa of Hartselle; one daughter, Vicki Segars; one brother, Fred Bates of Nashville, Tenn.; two sisters, Eula Benningfield of Cullman and Sue Terry of Decatur; five grandchildren, David Garner, Randy Moore, Dustin Bates, Tyler Bates and Devin Bates; two great grandchildren, Christopher Garner and Shelby Moore; two step great grandchildren, Brandon Rincon and Cinnimon Rincon.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley.