It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Betty Elizabeth Bates of Laurel, Mississippi, who passed away on June 25, 2021, at the age of 69, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Betty Elizabeth Bates to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Jessie Lee Williams and Callie E. Dennis Williams; and her siblings, Levon Williams, Hazel Bates, Vivian Graham and Effie Mae Asproudis.

She is survived by : her husband Robert "Buddy" Bates of Ovett; her children, John Wayne Bates of Ovett, Lucinda Maxcey of Ovett and Buddy Allen Bates of Ovett; her grandchildren, Colby Tyler Maxcey, Hunter Reed Maxcey, Johnny Glenn Bates, Jonathan Wayne Bates and Shane Douglas Bates; and her siblings, Shirley, Rayford, Myrtis, Virgil, Elaine, Jasper and Martha Jane. She is also survived by 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Jones & Son Funeral Homes