Dorothy Bates Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 25, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Dorothy Bates of Morton, Mississippi, born in Scott, Mississippi. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorothy Bates to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Billy Ray Bates; her parents, James Wesley Moore and Sola Omega Maize Moore; and her daughter Brenda Bates. She is survived by: her children, Deborah Rae Risher of Pulaski, Dianne Vitagliano (Ed) of Pontotoc, James E. Bates (Denise) of Shiloh and Pam Fulton (Richard) of Florence; and her grandchildren, Amanda Risher Tagert, Jonathan Risher (Angela), Lindsay Vitagliano, Tony Vitagliano (Whitney), Meagan Smith, Jamie Goldman (Cody), Chris Fulton (Amy), Nathan Fulton, Blake Brown (Will) and Dot.
