Gary Lee Bates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gary Lee Bates of Hartsville, South Carolina, born in Carthage, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 78, on November 16, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Becky; his children, Kaylee (Bates), Stewart (Brandon), Amanda Royals (Bates) and Justin Bates (Nova); his stepdaughter Shelby Waggaman (Jay); and his grandchildren, Ashlyn, Avery, Bennett Stewart, Cadence, Audrey Royals, Joshua Bates, Izabella, Corbin Heustess, Gage and Bay Waggaman.