Visitation: From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Thursday, July 23 at the Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski
Service:
Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Helen “Bobbie” Park Bates, 90 of Shelbyville
formerly of Decatur and Mount Pulaski died on July
17th at 7 am at Shelbyville Manor.
She was born June 15, 1925 in Decatur, the daughter
of Robert A. and Maria Levarnic Park. She married
Robert Burnie Moore Jr. in 1943, he passed away in
2007. She married David L Reed in Decatur in 1965,
he passed away in 1993. She married John Bates Jr.
of Mount Pulaski in 1995, he passed away in 2003.
She has lived in Texas, California, and Illinois.
She was formerly a Dietician, Truck Driver, Truck
Escort Driver, and housewife. She was a member of
TOPS and The Red Hat Society.
Surviving are her brother Richard “Chub” (Joyce)
Park of Decatur, daughter, Carol L. Voyles of
Leavenworth, KS, son Robert Mark Moore of Decatur;
Stepson Roger (Karen) Bates of Mount Pulaski;
grandchildren Darla (Paul) Stanford of Shelbyville,
Tonya (Tom) Cummings of Mt. Zion, David (Bridgett)
Henry of Lansing, Kansas, and Mike (Carol) Henry of
Macon, 9 great grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren,
and 6 great-great grandchildren. She has step
grandchildren and plenty of nieces and nephews. She
was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, 2
brothers, and 2 stepsons. |
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday
July 23, 2015 at the Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Mount Pulaski, with Mark Weber officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Burial at Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski, will
follow the service. Memorials may be made to the
Mount Pulaski Phoenix Fire Department, Alzheimer’s
Association or the family.
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