Obit of Mary Rosa Bates, 1959, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From the May 14, 1959 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. George Bates Succumbs; Buried At Bethlehem

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Rosa Bates, 82, of near Calvin, who died May 8
at her residence after a long illness, were conducted at the Bethlehem Church
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9.  Burial was in the church cemetery under
direction of Southern Funeral Home.  

She was the widow of the late George Bates.

Surviving are six sons, Clarence of Oberlin, Clinton, Ira, Early, George and
Henry, all of Winnfield; four daughters, Mrs. Emma Canerday, Calvin, Mrs.
Albert Foster, Shreveport, Mrs. Curtis Key and Mrs. Murry Riffe, both of
Winnfield; a sister, Mrs. Molly Cockerham, San Antonio, Texas; 29
grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.

(Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)