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Raymond J. Bates
d. Aug 4, 2011
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Raymond J. Bates Jr. of Factoryville died Thursday morning at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of Judith Ann Simmons Bates.
Born in Queens, N.Y., he was the son of the late Raymond J. Sr. and Frances Ann Kessel Bates. Raymond was an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. Prior to his retirement, he was employed at the New York Department of Transportation. Raymond enjoyed spending his spare time cutting his grass. He was dearly loved by his family and will be missed by all who knew him.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald and Raymond J. Bates III, both of Factoryville; two daughters, Janeen and Kathy Bates, also of Factoryville; a granddaughter, Skylee; three brothers, Francis and wife, Elizabeth, Long Island, N.Y.; Jimmy and wife, Joan, Florida; and Richard and wife, Carmen, Florida; a sister, Doris Marie Walsh and husband, Nick, North Carolina; several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, with services by the Rev. Terry Drost, senior pastor at the Peckville Assembly of God. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Friends may call Monday, from 4 p.m. until time of service. For online condolences, go to www.lawrenceeyoungfuner alhome.com.
Born in Queens, N.Y., he was the son of the late Raymond J. Sr. and Frances Ann Kessel Bates. Raymond was an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. Prior to his retirement, he was employed at the New York Department of Transportation. Raymond enjoyed spending his spare time cutting his grass. He was dearly loved by his family and will be missed by all who knew him.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald and Raymond J. Bates III, both of Factoryville; two daughters, Janeen and Kathy Bates, also of Factoryville; a granddaughter, Skylee; three brothers, Francis and wife, Elizabeth, Long Island, N.Y.; Jimmy and wife, Joan, Florida; and Richard and wife, Carmen, Florida; a sister, Doris Marie Walsh and husband, Nick, North Carolina; several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, with services by the Rev. Terry Drost, senior pastor at the Peckville Assembly of God. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Friends may call Monday, from 4 p.m. until time of service. For online condolences, go to www.lawrenceeyoungfuner alhome.com.
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