Loretta Maupin Bates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Loretta Maupin Bates of Bessemer City, North Carolina, born in Salt Lick, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 91, on November 21, 2021. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Loretta Maupin Bates to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Maupin and Alice Swim Maupin; her husband Rev. John Thomas Bates, Sr.; and her siblings, Annie Tabor, Maggie Baker, Alma Hardin, William Maupin, Jack Maupin and Eddie Craig (Buck).
She is survived by: her children, Zion, Joyce Dixon (Charles), Rita Jones (Johnny), Samuel Dale Bates, Jeanne Stewart (Phil), John Thomas Bates, Jr. (Lynn) and Lisa Glass (John); her grandchildren, Lee Dixon (Christi), Jennifer Jenkins (Kirk), Timothy Scott Jones, Tomilyn Jones, Brian Bates (Kisha), Samantha Henley (Darin), Kristin Wellman (Kevin), Brandy Baken (Roy) and Lauren Glass; her great grandchildren, Dillon, Brie, Grayson, Parker Dixon, Callie Jenkins, Megan Ownbey (Zach), Patience Grace Jones, Sarah Burgess (Tyler), Curtis Jenkins, Brandon Bates, Haley Jones, Marissa Setzer (Marcus), Logan Gainey, Gracie, Layla, Gabby Baken and Landon Wellman; and her great great grandchildren, Levi, Jesco, Lettie Setzer, Savannah, Elizabeth and Natalie Burgess. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Prayer Wall Sanctuary, 4319 Chelsea Way, Gastonia, NC 28056, or Beit Shofarot Messianic Synagogue, http://www.beitshofarot.com.
