Melba Jean Oates Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on August 29, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Melba Jean Oates of Benton, Arkansas. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melba Jean Oates to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Mitchell Terry and Judy Keener Terry; and her husband John C. Oates. She is survived by: her daughters, MellaDeane Evans (Wesley) and Penny Gail Bass (Steven); her sister Wanda Lawrence; her grandchildren, Tyler Bass (Lynn), Emily Bass (Jonathan), Jennifer Tracy and Rachael Evans; and her great grandchildren, Ava Tracy, Channing Tracy, Lorelei Bass and Beverly Kuykendall.
