Maudie Rhodes Ates Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Maudie Rhodes Ates in Opelika, Alabama, who passed away on October 19, 2024, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Maudie farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Maudie is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband William F. "Buck" Ates of Opelika; her parents, William Rhodes and Alma Rhodes of Atmore; and her brother Dallas Rhodes of Granbury, Texas.. She is survived by: her daughters, Melisa (Meade Atkeson) and Rebecca Poole of Opelika; her grandchildren, Allie Atkeson of Richmond, Sam Atkeson of Brooklyn, NY, Kate Atkeson of Richmond, Will Atkeson of Richmond and Ben Atkeson of Richmond, Virginia.; her sister-in-law Louise Rhodes of Southlake; and her pets, Dottie and Lily. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
