Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bates, George Donald  February 1, 1984
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Latrobe Bulletin Thu Feb 02 1984 Page 9
George Donald Bates, 64, of Latrobe RD 6 died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1984, in
Latrobe Area Hospital. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Grace Adams Egner
Bates. A member and past deacon of Christ United Church of Christ, Latrobe, he
was a retired employee of Westinghouse, Derry, and veteran of World War II,
having served with the U.S. Air Force in the China-Burma-India Theater, earning
the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters. He was
preceded in death by one sister, Mary Emma Woodward, and one brother, Paul
Bates. Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Stahl Bates; one son, Craig R. of
Latrobe RD 1; five sisters, Mrs. George (Helen) Schirf of Latrobe, Mrs. Abe
(Blanche) Hughes of Latrobe RD 1, Mrs. James (Ruth) Johnstone of Greensburg,
Mrs. Grace Bell of Latrobe RD 2 and Mrs. Joanne Ritenour of Florida, and one
granddaughter. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 3
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in John J. Lopatich Funeral Home, Latrobe. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Christ United Church of Christ with
the Rev. Veldon R. Grasmick officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel
Cemetery, Cook Township. The family requests that memorial contributions be made
to Christ United Church of Christ. 



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