Obituaries: Mr. R. F. Bates, 1977, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: August 10, 1977 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American St. Maurice Native Dies In Natchitoches Mrs. R. F. Bates, 85, of Natchitoches, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 1977 in a Natchitoches hospital. She was a native of St. Maurice. Survivors include three sons, three daughters, 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis with Rev. Troy Wheeler officiating. Burial was in Springvale Cemetery, Coushatta.