Sally Ann Bates Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sally Ann Bates (Durant, Oklahoma), born in Clarendon, Texas, who passed away on September 7, 2022, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Sally Ann Bates to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bennie Ray Montgomery and Daisy Eliza Chapman Montgomery; her husbands, Ray Taylor and Robert Bates; and her siblings, Leslie, Cecil, Jamie Joe Montgomery, Dolly McCrary, Ruby Redd, Gail Rushing, Ethel Taylor and Bennie Dawson.
She is survived by: her children, Barbara Hilliard (Dennis) of Durant, Oklahoma, Dean Taylor (Shelley) of Gordonville, Texas and Rebecca Brasher (Brian) of Wanette, Oklahoma; her granddaughters, Cindy Fleming (Cole) of Kaufman, Niki Pierce (Jesse) of Durant, Rachael Burnett (Colton) of Aledo, Texas, Heather Taylor of Norman, Oklahoma, Braylynn Brasher of Wanette and Jennifer Pointer (Jackie) of Durant, Oklahoma; her great grandchildren, Taylor Fleming of Kaufman, Madison, Morgan Pointer of Durant, Oklahoma, Jaxson, Greysyn Pierce of Durant, Owen Fleming of Kaufman and JB Pointer of Durant, Oklahoma; and her siblings, Janie Kelsey, Clara Thomas, Billy Jack Montgomery (Ruby) and Paul Montgomery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made by passing on a kind word or a gift to a friend, cooking a meal for a friend or family member, planting a rose bush or a weeping willow, or by going to church and inviting Jesus into your heart.
