Shirley Mae Bates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Mae Bates of Springville, Iowa, who passed away, on January 15, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Mae Bates to show support.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Shirley Mae is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Shirley Mae's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Louise Gearhart (McGregor) and Curtis Gearhart; and her husband Bill Bates. She is survived by: her children, Jeff Athey (Julie) of Verona, WI, Kim Stumpff (Steve) of Walford, IA, Robin Kannenberg (Mike Beaty) of Marion, IA, Tammy Athey of Cedar Rapids, IA, Tracy Baumann (Grant) of West DesMoines, IA and Bill Bates of Springville, IA; and her sister-in-law Dorothy Teslik of Swisher, IA.. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren; and twenty-one great grandchildren.
