Kathleen Freda Bates Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Kathleen Freda Bates in Cornelius, North Carolina, who passed away on May 7, 2022 at the age of 97. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Etta Mabel and Frederick Ernest Wheeler; her sister Margaret; and her husbands, Herbert Wright Coates and Lawrence Preston Bates.
She is survived by: her children, Leslie, Fred (Jean), Cameron (Linda), Paul (Jackie), Apryl (Gene) and Perry (Mary); her grandchildren, Andrew (Kathryn), Ashley (Josh), Corelyn, Emily (Josue), Ethan (Erin), Genevieve (Dave), Keith, Laura (Jony), Mandy (Blake), Mark C., Mark N., Matt (Kelly), Matthew, Michael and Sarah (Scott); and her great grandchildren, Ada, Campbell, Cannon, Carson, Chloe, Christopher, Cody, Conner, Ella, Everette, Ian, Isabella, Jackson A., Jackson S., June, Maddie, Melissa, Miriam, Phoebe, Rose, Tiffany, Tori, Trent, Trevor, Trey, Tyler, Violet and Zachary.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County.
