Brian Tucker Bates Obituary
The memory of Brian Tucker Bates (Columbia, South Carolina), who passed away on June 15, 2024 at the age of 58, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Brian Tucker Bates to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Roy Dawson and Sarah Potts Bates; his brother Stephen Potts Bates; and his mother-in-law Florence Moffett Fowler. He is survived by: his wife Virginia Fowler Bates (Ginger); his children, Reese Bates Stanton (Joseph) of Columbia and Brian Tucker Bates, Jr. of Charlotte; his siblings, Nancy Bates O'Conner (Cian) and J. Eric Skidmore; his sister-in-law Ellen Fowler Skidmore; his father-in-law Lewis W. Fowler Jr. of Columbia; his siblings-in-law, Wes Fowler (Mignon) of Greenville, S. C. and Suzanne Bates Whitehead of St. Simons; and his nieces and nephews, Virginia Claire, Wesley, Rachel Skidmore, Rachael, Griffin Bates, Chloe, Carolina Fowler, Fionn, Stephen and Liam O'Connor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to the Stephen Potts Bates Public Service Scholarship Fund at Presbyterian College (online: https://www.presby.edu or via regular mail: Presbyterian College, Office of Advancement, 503 S Broad St, Clinton, SC 29325) or to the endowment fund at Eastminster Presbyterian Church (online: https://eastminsterpres.org or via regular mail: 3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204).
