Francis Kinly Bates Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Francis Kinly Bates (Stettler, Alberta), born in Calgary, Alberta, who passed away on November 26, 2018, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Francis Kinly Bates to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his wife Amy; and his siblings, Earl Bates, Vern Bates, Ted Bates, Cecil Bates, Ruth Thomsen, Betty Douglas and Virginia Bowdrie.
He is survived by: his parents, Oscar Bates and Elsie Margaret Bates; his great grandchild Frank; his children, Mike Bates (Sherrie) of Gadsby, Pat Bates (Elaine) of Markerville, Tim Bates (Brigitte) of Santiago, Dana Bates (Basia) of Edmonton and Al Hunter (Karen) of Calgary; his grandchildren, Laurie DeLeon of Gadsby, Lisa Greiner (Len) of Gadsby, Lee Bates (Melanie) of Gadsby, Casey Sayles (Jacquelin) of Gadsby, Kirby Sayles (Josephine) of Cremona, Angela Bates of Spruce Grove, Nicole Bates (Chris Dolan) of Cranbrook, Heather Kohen (Andy) of Santiago, Shannon Bates of Santiago, Christina Bates of Edmonton, Andrew Bates of Edmonton, Jonathan Bates of Edmonton, Jeff Hunter of Calgary and Lisa Hunter of Calgary; his great grandchildren, Faith, Miguel, Tyler, Derek, Jordan, Mackenzie, Haley, Hannah, Sierra, Alexus, Kirby Jr., Levi and Austin; and his sister-in-law Isabel Nixon of Stettler.
Donations are gratefully accepted to the SHSF~Heritage House Recreation Department or a charity of your choice c/o Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium, Box 1780 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0, who are entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.
