We are sad to announce that on November 5, 2023, at the age of 90, Mary Bates of Pendergrass, Georgia passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Bates to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Robert Henry Gilbert and Annie Louise Talbert Gilbert; her husband C. Robert "Bob" Bates; and her sister Ramona Carolyn Worley. She is survived by : her daughter Melissa "Missy" Peek (David) of Hoschton; her granddaughter Celeste Peek Bates of Pendergrass; her great grandchild Katie Beth Bates; and her siblings, Alice Gilbert of Daytona Beach, Charles Gilbert (Herlene) of Marietta and Bob Gilbert of Daytona Beach.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Mrs. Mary Gilbert Bates to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia at http://www.nghs.com or to the American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Evans Funeral Home