Donald Eugene Bates Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 1, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Donald Eugene Bates of Sweetwater, Tennessee. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Donald Eugene Bates or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Edna Mae Hughes and Donald Franklin Bates; and his brother Mike Bates. He is survived by: his wife Linda J. Bates of Sweetwater; his stepchildren, Bobby Duggan of Pulaski, TN, Barry, Deana Duggan of Sweetwater and Denise Davis of Lenoir City; his grandchildren, Leslie Veal, Curcha Walker, Broedy Duggan, Briley Duggan, Baylor Duggan, Ashley Bucciarelli, Jeremy Jessen and Brittany Merriott; his great grandchildren, Misty, Marcus, Olivia, Tucker, Amelia, Campbell, Blaise, Livi, Hunter, Hayven, Heavenly, Kinsley and Steven; his great great grandchild Lennox Veal; and his siblings, Donna Henry of Kentucky, Richard Bates and Jerry Bates of Texas.
