Maxine D. Bates, 84, of Cadiz, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at the Meadows of
Cadiz after a long illness. She was born November 10, 1938 in Unionvale, Ohio a daughter of
the late John and Retha Mae Moore Dewalt.
Maxine was a homemaker and a member of the Colliers Nazarene Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Milton C. “Skeeter” “Popeye” Bates; a
son, Mark Bates; 4 sisters: Geneva Hooker, Doris Durbin, Betty Sanders and Bernice Sedgmer.
Surviving are 2 sons: John (Toni) Bates of Freeport and Matthew (Stacie) Bates of Hopedale; 5
grandchildren: Damian Bates, Heidi Davis, Luke Bates, Dustin Bates and Nicole Blanton; 6
great grandchildren; a brother, Anthony Lewis (Gail) DeWalt of Cadiz and a sister, Lila Bates of Moorefield, Ohio.
Calling hours will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until time of
service at 12:00 p.m. at Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home, Cadiz with Rev. Russ Buchanan
officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio.
The memorial guestbook may be signed at www.clark-kirkland-barr.com.
Monday, September 25, 2023
10:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)
Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home
Monday, September 25, 2023
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