Shirley Ann Blake Bates

June 12, 1935 - July 23, 2023 (88 years old)

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June 12, 1935 - July 23, 2023 (88 years old)

Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Shirley Ann Blake Bates Obituary

Name: Memorial service
Start: 2023-07-31T15:00:00
End: 2023-07-31T16:00:00
Location: Nelson-Berna Funeral Home

We are sad to announce that on July 23, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Shirley Ann Blake Bates of Fayetteville, Arkansas, born in England, Arkansas. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Samuel Cecil Blake and Zela Mills Blake; her daughter Mary Elizabeth; her former husband Max Bates; her brother Tom Blake; her sister-in-law Carolyn Blake; and her niece Lori Blake.

She is survived by: her son Sam Bates (Jodi); her grandchildren, Trevor Bates (Elly), Maggie Schurhamer (Ben) and Emma Aspinwall (Cade); her grandmothers, Dean Bates, Betsy Bates, Linley Schurhamer, Josie Schurhamer and Charlie Schurhamer; and her nephews, Brad Blake (Jen), Ibrahim, Rahamatu, Musa and Imani Blake. She is also survived by great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations are preferred to Humane Society of the Ozarks: PO Box 11174 Fayetteville, AR 72703 hsozarks.org.

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“I'll always remember Mrs. Bates as one of the five pillars while growing up in the church. These pillars included five mothers who dedicated their lives teaching and shaping young boys like me to develop into servants of God, and future husbands and fathers. Mrs. Bates' was the salt of the earth; her abundance of fruit overflowed with kindness, gentleness, love, compassion, and more. Thank you Shirley Bates for showing me - directly and through your family - the goodness of God. M&J Rossio”

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4520 N Crossover Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72764

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