Harlon Lee Bates Jr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 16, 2025, at the age of 75, Harlon Lee Bates Jr. of Smithville, Tennessee passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Harlon Lee Bates Jr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Harlon Lee and Maudie Rene Bates, Sr.; his wife Frances Bates; his children, Chris and Jason Bates; and his half-siblings, Allen Myrtle Bates, Homer Bates and Thelma Jean Brazier.
He is survived by: his children, Jeffery Lee Bates of Smithville and Carol Morse (Curt) of Sparta; his grandchildren, Brian Bates (Samantha), Kalene Farley, Megan and Curt Morse, Jr.; his great grandchild Kayden Bates; and his sisters, Ann Pinegar, Cathy Edge and Lou Stanley (Eddie). He is also survived by 3 step-children, numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 19th 2025 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM and on Friday, June 20th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the DeKalb Funeral Chapel (863 S Congress Blvd, Smithville, TN 37166). A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 20th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Friday, June 20th 2025 at the DeKalb Cemetery (3027 McMinnville Hwy, Smithville, TN 37166).
In lieu to flowers the family ask donations be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital or Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Memory of Mr. Bates.
