IN MEMORIAM

Everett Earl "Andy" Bates

June 28, 1929 - September 5, 2002

Obituary:

NEW CONCORD - Everett Earl (Andy) Bates, 73, of New Concord was pronounced dead at 3:48 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002, at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital emergency room following a traffic accident on Ohio 83 north of New Concord.

He was born June 28, 1929 in Batesville, the son of the late Eddie and Velva House Bates. He wa a graduate of New Concord High School, a 3-1/2-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a 50-year member of the Bloomfield United Presbyterian Church where he served as Sunday School superintendent, trustee, and was currently serving as an elder. He served as Highland Township clerk, was a member of the Muskingum County Republican Executive Committee and a vice president of the Muskingum Chapter of PERI (Public Employees Retired Association). He was an avid John Deere collector and a member of the Two Cylinder Club. He was employed by the Gress Stone Quarry and Gress Equipment Co. from 1953 until his retirement in 1996

He is survived by his wife, Laura Mae Williams Bates, with whom he observed their 50th wedding anniversary on June 29, 2002; three sons, Randall (Joyce) Bates of Cambridge, Jon Seward (Mary) Bates of New Concord and Steven Douglas (Kim) Bates of Enon; a twin sister, Evelyn (Pug) Bates of New Concord; a sister, Dorothy Spencer of St. Louis, MO; three brothers, Harold E. Bates of Cambridge, Dr. James Bates of Danville, PA, and Roger W. Bates of New Concord; five grandchildren, Maura, Aaron, Emily, Madylin and Sophia; several nieces and nephews; and a large extended family of relatives and friends.

Services were held on Monday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bloomfield United Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Martin Radcliff officiating. Burial was in the Bloomfield Cemetery.

 

For I live in eager expectation and hope that I will never do anything that causes me shame, but that I will always be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past, and that my life will always honor Christ, whether I live or I die. For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better. Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.

Philippians 1:20-22, New Living Translation

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Andy and his wife Laura Mae

 

The family:

Back row, left to right:

Steven, Sophie, Kim, Jon, Mary, Randy, Joyce, Evelyn (Pug) and Roger

Front row:

Mady, Laura Mae, Andy, Maura, Aaron and Emily

 

Click here to read an article that Steven wrote about his Dad.

 

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