Larry Bates

Chester Larry Bates, Sr., age 57, husband of Noreen McFall Bates, died Tuesday, August 28, 2007.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa on February 27, 1950, he was the son of Doris Tomlinson Muskthel of Spartanburg and the late Charles Daniel Bates. He was employed in construction, attended Bethlehem Baptist Church, and loved going fishing with his grandchildren.
In addition to his wife of 39 years and his mother, Mr. Bates is survived by a son, Chester Larry Bates Jr. and wife Sarah of Huxley, Iowa; a daughter, Melinda Kay Kahn and husband Matthew of Moore, South Carolina; three brothers, Donald Bates of Gerald, Missouri, Byron Bates of Marietta, Georgia, and Danny Bates; two sisters, Gina Brune of Leslie, Missouri and Linda Clark; five grandchildren, Jonathan Daniel Kahn, Kathryn Marie Kahn, and Leigh Ann Rae Kahn all of Moore, South Carolina, and Laura Jeanne Bates and Audrey Josephine Bates of Huxley, Iowa. He was preceded in death by a son, Jeremy Matthew Bates.
The family will receive friends at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, on Thursday, September 6, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Hamilton’s Funeral Home on Friday, September 7, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Larry Bates Funeral Fund, c/o Bethlehem Baptist Church, P.O. Box 229, Roebuck, SC. 29376.
Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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