Grace Eleanora Bates Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 3, 2023, Grace Eleanora Bates of Simpsonville, South Carolina, born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Grace Eleanora Bates to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband William J. Blanck; her parents, Claude T. Boudry and Mable Fairbank Boudry; her daughters, Marlene G. Bates and Sandra Bates Grainger; and her siblings, Frank Boudry, LaVerne Malson, Lawrence "Bud" Boudry, Virginia Kairis, Margaret Mathwig and Marjorie Pierce.
She is survived by: her son Rocklyn R. Bates (Jane) of Simpsonville; her grandchildren, Dennis Grainger, Rachelle Bates Matney, Jason Bates and Joshua Bates; and her niece Judy Cloud (Grace). She is also survived by seven great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren.
