Joyce Roop Bates Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joyce Roop Bates of Somerset, Kentucky, who passed away on June 16, 2023, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joyce Roop Bates to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, David "Dave" Roop and Merlin Syck Roop; her husband Lester Bates; her siblings, Tommy, Jessie, Harold, Bobby Dean, David Jr. Roop and Jean Meade; her grandson Jeffery David Bates; and her sisters-in-law, Barb and Loretta Roop.
She is survived by: her children, Lester Bates Jr. (Joyce) of Cincinnati, OH and Kathy Lynn Scott (Bobby) of Somerset; her brother Billy Roop (Sue) of Prestonsburg; her sister-in-law Mary Roop; and her grandchildren, Leslie Bates and Kevin Hall. She is also survived by 11 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland.
