Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bates , Thomas E. January 30, 1974 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donald Buncie donaldbuncie@hotmail.com March 30, 2026, 2:21 am Latrobe Bulletin Fri, Feb 01, 1974 Page 15 Thomas E. Bates, 56, of 435 Hays Ave., Latrobe, died Wednesday morning at his home. He was born in Derry Twp., Feb. 20, 1917, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin (Sarah Yates) Bates. He was preceded in death by a brother, Campbell Bates, in November, 1969. He was a member of the Latrobe First Church of God, BPOE 907, Cooperstown Vets and Sportsmen Association and Kingston Vets and Sportsmen Club. He was employed by the Latrobe Forge & Spring Inc. He is survived by his widow, Sarah Keim Bates; two sons and two daughters, James E. of Derry R.D.2, Jack T. of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Joseph (Joellyn) Adamkovich and Mrs. Janette Hosack, both of Latrobe; one brother and five sisters, LeRoy Bates and Mrs. L. D. (Nellie) Mumau, both of Latrobe, Mrs. Minna Myers of Markleysburg, Pa., Mrs. Stephen (Dorothy) Bravis of Latrobe, Mrs. Virginia Goodman of Latrobe R.D.4, and Mrs. Larry (Lucille) Huber of Florida, and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the John J. Lopatich Funeral Home, Latrobe, starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, then from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. daily. Funeral services will be held in the Latrobe First Church of God at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Charles Carl officiating. Interment will follow in Unity Cemetery, Unity Twp. The BPOE 907 Lodge will hold services at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb