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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/7/1942

AKRON-Mark Raymond Bates
51. died at his home Tuesday. 26
Cedar at., following a lengthy illness.
He was confined to his bad
for the most of the past year
He was prominent in the meat
business for years, where his brother
Erwln Bates now operates a
butcher shop.
Mr. Bates was a member of Akron
Lodge. 212 IOOF and also of
the Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Wilms
Jones Bates, two sons, Marshall of
Corfu and Techncial Sergt. Kenneth
Bates of the U. S. Army Air
Corps in service nearly 3 years in
the West Indies and who left for
New Orleans Friday after being
home on an emergency furlough
for 30 days, a daughter. Mrs. Leo
Heist of Alden, his mother, Mrs.
Julia E. Bates of Akron, three
brothers, George Everett Bates of
Clarence, Charles Burtis Bates of
Niagara Falls and Erwin Wesley
Bates of Akron, and two sisters,
Mrs. Michael Pflinger of Clarence
and Mrs. Earl Cummings 'of Akron.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon at his home and
at the Free Methodist Church with
the Rev. F. E. Robinson, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church officiating.
Interment was in Evergreen
Lawn Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: JONES, Wilma. Wilma was born about 1892 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BATES, Marshall E was born about 1913 in New York.
2. BATES, Kenneth H was born about 1918 in New York.
3. BATES, Jeanette Ruth was born about 1920 in New York.

James married Julia E about 1881. Julia was born in Jun 1862 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/15/1922

Akron, Sept. 14.--Relatives and
friends frpm this village attended
the funeral today at Rausomville of
Mrs. Robert Clements, formerly Miss
Grace Hates of this village. Mrs.
Clements leaves her husband, a
daughter, her mother, Mrs. Julia
Bates of Akron; two sisters, Mrs.
Roy Pfleiger and Ethel Bates of Ak-
ron, and four brothers, the Rev. B.
M. Bates of Allegany, Everett Bates
of Hunts Corners and M. R. Bates
and Erwin Bates of Akron. The fu-
neral was held at the home. Burial
was at Ransomville.