Joy Thompson Bates Obituary
We bid farewell to Joy Thompson Bates (Danville, Virginia), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on May 22, 2025 at the age of 58. Joy Thompson touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Gloria Ann Sigmon Thompson and Harold Webster Thompson Sr.; and her siblings, Butch Thompson and Dawn Stroud. She is survived by: her husband Michael Dean Bates; her son J. J. Hogancamp; her stepdaughters, India Bennett and Skylar Dunn; her siblings, Tim, Steve Thompson, Becky and Pam Spencer; her grandchildren, Joshua Moore, Jaxon Lawson, Jameson Dunn, Imani Bennett, Terriona Bennett, McKinley Dunn and McKayla Dunn; and her goddaughter Meredith Spencer.
