Roberta Bates

Roberta Anne (Blair) Bates went home to be with her savior Tuesday, July 26, 2016. She has joined her mother, Helen Blair; her father, Clifton Blair; and her brother, George Randall Blair. She was a native of Southern California, where she met her husband, Eugene (Gene) Bates in the seventh grade. They were married on July 24, 1960. Together, they had three wonderful children, Tyrun Eugene Bates of Morrow, Doty Denise Bates Allen of Fort Smith and Heather Ruth Bates Young of Kankakee, Ill. Rober