Ewell Aaron Bates Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ewell Aaron Bates of Ripley, Tennessee, who passed away on June 2, 2023, at the age of 68, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Ewell Bates and Jane Bates (Paris); and his brothers, Joe Bates, Timothy Bates, Tommy Bates and Hollis Bates.
He is survived by: his wife Wilma Bates (Massey); his children, Sabrina Buckner (Eric) of Elgin, IL, Heather Bates of Hastings, MN and Philip Bates of Ripley, TN; and his siblings, Jadie Barnett of Ripley, TN, Charlotte Bates of Ripley, TN, Charlene Davis of Mansfield, TN, Wesley Bates of Puryear, TN, James Bates of Gates, Royce Bates of Paris, Frank Bates of Paris and Henry Bates of Mansfield.
