Barbara Wiltse Bates Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Barbara Wiltse Bates in Sarasota, Florida, who passed away on May 12, 2025, at the age of 98, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Barbara Wiltse farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Barbara Wiltse is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Alexander Wiltse III and Helena May Duncan Wiltse; and her brothers, Alexander Wiltse IV, Robert Harlan Wiltse and Roderic Duncan Wiltse.
She is survived by: her son David; her grandchildren, David Jr. and Jacqueline; and her daughter-in-law Nina. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, and friends.
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