Brenda Joyce Bates
BATES, HUMPHREY, RAY, LEATHERWOOD, MCCLELLON, ALLGOOD, TUCKER
Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 12/8/2014 at 09:34:51
Brenda Joyce Bates "Ms. Bates", 74, of Burlington, died at 10:25 PM Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at the Burlington Care Center in Burlington.
Born November 27, 1939, in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of Mertin Leon Bates and Bertha Humphrey Ray.
Ms. Bates worked for General Electric for 25 years, while also owning and operating House of Kurls, then after retiring in 2001, she was a student center aide at the Burlington High School.
She was a graduate from Burlington High School and the Burlington Beauty Academy.
She was a member of Union Baptist Church Full Gospel Fellowship and Order of the Eastern Star. She loved doing hair, going to the casino, singing, and watching her soap operas. She also enjoyed traveling, shopping, and especially cherished time spent with her family.
Survivors include son, DeAndre (Patti) Leatherwood, daughter, Mecia McClellon, twin son, Robert McClellon, Jr., and twin daughter, Mertina McClellon, all of Burlington; ten grandchildren, Natasha, Blake, Malik, Cailey, Christopher, Carissa, Paris, Brayden, Morgan, and Elliott; two great-grandchildren, Brody and Gannon; two sisters, Djerdre Bates-Allgood of Chicago and Ina Tucker of Independence, MO; one step-sister, Dorothy Reyes of Burlington; one step-brother, Johnny Ray of Galesburg, IL; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Danera; one sister, Lovettia; three step-sisters, Helen, Mary Ann, and Pearl; and one step-brother, Lewis.
Visitation will be from noon until 8:00 PM with the family to receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday, September 29, 2014, at Thielen Funeral Home.
The funeral service for Ms. Bates will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Union Baptist Church Full Gospel Fellowship with Elder Lawrence L. Manson officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A time of food and fellowship will be held at the church following the burial.
A memorial has been established.
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