The Mountain Eagle
WHITESBURG WEATHER

Herman Bates succumbs at 90




Herman Bates, 90, died June 27 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital.

Born at Pine Top to the late Henry and Arminta Tolliver Bates, he was the father of the late Mike Bates and a brother of the late Donald Bates and Bert Bates.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

Surviving are three daughters, Vicki Maxie, Thornton, Herma Rose Bates, Hot Springs, Ark., and Samantha Isaac, Hemphill; two sons, Billy Karas, Fredricksburg, Va., and Bobby Breeding, Thornton; a sister, Irene Smith, Mayking; 11 grandchildren, Jamie, Julia, Michael, Carl, Jaden, Nicholas, Kaitlyn, Roger, Amanda, Jasmine and Angie; and 12 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services were held July 1 at Everidge Funeral Home in Whitesburg.



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