Rethus Roy Bates Obituary (1935

Shaw & Sons Funeral Directors YAKIMA - Rethus Roy Bates, 78, traded his room which he loved at Good Samaritan Health Care for a room in Heaven on Sunday morning, July 7, 2013. He was born in Springville, Tennessee on January 27, 1935 to Della (Blagburn) and Edgar Bates. He moved around a lot growing up due to his parents' employment needs. Roy met and married his first wife, Patricia Moore in Chicago in 1954. They moved many places from Chicago to Bremerton, WA following jobs. He worked at Albertsons, Wal-Mart, 5th Ave. Bi-Mart and Snyder's Grocery in Union Gap where he met his current wife, Marilyn Goodrich Bates. Roy is survived by his wife Marilyn, daughter Brenda Pennington, her daughter Annie Beverly of California, grandson Dan Sanders of Pineville, Kentucky, brothers Robert, Howard, Jessie, Joe and sister Sue Kazzmar, five stepdaughters, Jerrilyn Makins, Jeanette Day, Joanne Sibler-Nagel, Juleen Zites and Jaci Nickoloff, twenty grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. A special "Thank You" to Good Samaritan Health Care. Roy truly loved it there. A Memorial will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday July 20th, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Union Gap, 2706 S. 2nd St. Union Gap, WA 98903. A private family burial will be held. Memorial gifts can be made to First Baptist Church of Union Gap or a cause near to your heart.