Lottie Bates Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Lottie Bates of Little Mountain, South Carolina, born in Prosperity, South Carolina, who passed away on April 25, 2026, at the age of 78, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lottie Bates to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, L. C. Williams and Dorothy Mae Williams; and her siblings, Carl E. Williams and Naomi Mayers. She is survived by: her spouse Claude T. Bates; her children, Eldred Bates (Selina) of Joanna, SC, Malcolm Bates (Sharon) of Prosperity, SC, Pandora Jones (Zachary) of Newberry, SC and Fabrienni Bates of Columbia, SC; her niece Wanda Toland of Prosperity, SC.; her stepdaughters, Patricia Houston of Newberry, SC and Jewel Simmons of Atlanta, GA.; her siblings, Annelle W. Glasgow of Little Mountain, SC, Ann Odom, Jennie Foster of Augusta, GA, Elaine F. Washington of Charleston, SC, Roger Williams of Prosperity, SC and Joseph Foster of Augusta, GA.; her sister-in-law Barbara Ann Bates of Prosperity, SC.; and her grandchildren, Mercedes Praylow and Kendrick Gilliam. She is also survived by twenty one great-grandchildren.