Bates, Gregory Alan (1965 - 2019)

BATES, ANDERSON, LEAL, RICHARDS, CALDWELL

Posted By: Denise Wurner, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2019 at 19:53:42

Name of deceased: Gregory Alan Bates

Aged: 53 yrs, 9 mo, 13 days

Residence: Irwin, Shelby County, IA

Born: June 8, 1965; Springfield, Greene County, MO

Died: March 21, 2019; Irwin, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, March 26, 2019; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Kirkman, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Jessica (spouse, Mardy) Anderson; grandchildren, Kelsie, Lucas and Levi; mother, Jessie (nee Caldwell) Bates; sister, Suzette (spouse, Jose) Bates-Leal; nephews, Shawn and Joseph; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Winston Bates; brother, Winston Bates, Jr; stepfather, Kenny Richards; maternal grandparents, Herman and Faye Caldwell; paternal grandparents, Berry and Sarah Bates

Education: Attended school in Springfield, MO

Religious affiliation: No information provided

Military service: No information provided

Marriage: No information provided

Employment: Employed at Oakland Beef in Oakland, IA as a meat cutter. After the plant closed, he attended ITT Tech in Omaha, NE and received his certification in Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration. He returned to Springfield, MO and put his skills to work at Sears for approximately 1 year. He then joined Custom Coach Limousines, where he wired stretch limousines. In 1991, Greg moved to Harlan, IA and was employed by Molded Products for more than 20 years, where he worked his way up the ladder. He also worked in the maintenance department at Monogram Foods until he was forced to retire for health reasons.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved to fish, hunt, and camp; was an avid NASCAR and drag racing fan; cooking and barbequing; playing cards and horseshoes; mostly he loved time spent with his grandchildren

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com