Mitchell R Bates Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mitchell R Bates in Tampa, Florida, who passed away on September 7, 2025, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mitchell R Bates to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his mother Jeanette Crosby; his brother Raymond Francis; his son Michael; his grandson Samuel; and his nephew Christopher Michael Sword.
He is survived by: his significant other Mary Margaret "Mickie" Holcomb; his children, Mitchell (Jed), Margaret "Sissy" and Patricia "Patty" Crosby (Preston Hicks); his sisters, Melody "Dar" (Robert "Bob" Sword) and Toni (Michael Chancey); his grandchildren, Damaris Julia (Nicholas "Nic" Nie), Isaac Jesus Mitchell (Cristina), Ethan Paul Hicks and Ashley Crosby; his nephew Michael Edward Chancey Jr. (Amber); and his great-niece Scarlette Rose Chancey.
