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Helen “Bobbie” Park Bates  

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[July 24, 2015]  MOUNT PULASKI - Helen “Bobbie” Park Bates, 90 of Shelbyville formerly of Decatur and Mount Pulaski died on July 17th at 7 am at Shelbyville Manor.

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

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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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