Bunyan J (Veteran WWII) BATES
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Additional BATES Surnames in MCNEESE Cemetery
BATES, Henry Frank JrBATES, AlyneBATES, Bunyan EugeneBATES, Bunyan J (Veteran WWII)BATES, Fordia LouisaSMITH BATES, Fordia LouisaBATES, Bunyan J (CLOSEUP)BATES, Fordia Louisa (CLOSEUP)BATES, RoyBATES, Roy (CLOSEUP)BATES, Roy (VETERAN VIET) Additional BATES Surnames in WASHINGTON County
BATES, Janelle BBATES, Jimmie DaleBATES, ArchieBATES, Cline DBATES, InfantBATES, InfantBATES, InfantBATES, Joseph SBATES, Mathais Taylor SrBATES , Mathias Taylor, Jr (Veteran WWII)BATES, Mattie BATES, Minnie ArdellBATES, RubyBATES , William L, Jr (Veteran 2 Wars)BATES, Ephraim A, JrBATES, Aline CBATES, EssieBATES, Ottis FranklinBATES, Willard DaleBATES, James AlexanderBATES, RosettaBATES, Shirley MaeBATES, Monica Suzanne
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Submitted: 3/24/20 • Approved: 3/24/20 • Last Updated: 3/27/20 • R255563-G255563-S3
Bunyan
US Army
World War II
February 27, 1922 - February 15, 1998
Franklinton----Bunyan Bates, 75, a resident of Franklinton, Louisiana died Sunday at Washington--St Tammany Regional Medical Center.
He was born February 27, 1922 in Gillsburg, Mississippi, the son of the late Walter Jerome and Susie Lindsey Bates.
He was a laborer at a sawmill and a veteran of Wold War II, serving in the United States Army and being awarded the Purple Heart and the Gold Star Medals.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Fordia Smith Bates, and sons, Bunyan Eugene Bates, William Howard Bates, and Roy Bates.
Fordia
September 30, 1924 - June 7, 1979
Daughter of Archie W and Cora McNeese Smith
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Contributed on 3/24/20 by billsully060
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