Jerry Alan Bates Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jerry Alan Bates (Amarillo, Texas), who passed away at the age of 64, on January 30, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Jerry Alan Bates to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Robert E. Bates and Mattie E. Bates; his siblings, Raymond Bates, Robert Bates Jr., Ronald Bates, Patricia Bates and Thelma Bates; his son Keshmond Bates; and his grandson Jordan Sanders.

He is survived by: his children, Jasmine Bates-Collins, Cashay Blaylock, Eric Woods, Jamiara Bates and Jameeka Bates; his siblings, James Bates, Bill Bates, Charles Bates, Kenneth Bates, Barbara Kay Hughes, Janice Holmes, Debra Bates and Gloria Bates; his grandchildren, Nashia Williams, Jay Kavion Williams, Najaya Williams, Jykeem Johnson, ZaKyree Johnson, Shania Johnson, Zion Blaylock, Paris Collins, Andrion Ashley, Darius Sanders and Taraji Collins; and his nieces and nephews, Shatara Dozier, Kellie Haynes of Ashley Bates, R. J, Baker, Mattie Baker and Anathasia Bates. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends he loved.