Elizabeth Bates Obituary
With solemn reverence, we commemorate Elizabeth Bates of Blytheville, Arkansas, whose life came to an end on July 27, 2024 at the age of 71, leaving behind cherished memories. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elizabeth Bates to show support.
As we bid Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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 parents, James Earl Smith and Bernice Malone; her husband Robert Earl Bates; and her siblings, Robert Smith Sr., Charles Smith and Catherine Edwards.
She is survived by: her son Roderick Bates of Blytheville, AR; her siblings, Sammie Smith of Memphis, TN, Elder Curtis Smith Sr. of Blytheville, AR, Wyll Smith Jr. of Memphis, TN and Phyllis Lark (Kellogg) of Oklahoma; and her grandchild Briella Joy Bates of Blytheville, AR..
