Louise Beatrice Bates

Funeral services for Louise Bates, 91, of Heflin, LA will be held Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. in United Pentecostal Church, Ringgold, LA. Officiating will be Rev. Milton Vining and Rev. Scott Bates. Burial will follow in Rocky Mount Cemetery, Ringgold, LA. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 8, 2023 from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. in United Pentecostal Church, Ringgold, LA. Arrangements are under the direction of Rockett Funeral Home, Ringgold, LA. Mrs. Bates was born August 23, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio and went to be with The Lord March 5, 2023 at her residence in Heflin, LA. She was a founding member of United Pentecostal Church of Ringgold, LA. Singing and crafting were two things she enjoyed doing. Her family was her heart and she loved them very much, as they loved her. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Clara Steele; stepmother, Burl Briggs Steele; brother, Robert Steele and his wife, Marcella; and sister, Mary Ellen McCoy and her husband, Doyle. Left to cherish her memories include her husband of 73 years, Huey Bates of Heflin, LA; sons, Daniel Bates and wife, Linda of Ringgold, LA, David Bates and fiancé, Debbie Logan of Haughton, LA, and Johnnie Bates of Ringgold, LA; daughters, Clara Powell and husband, James Roy Powell of Heflin, LA and Cindy Gros of Heflin, LA; 14 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren and a number of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be grandsons, John Colton Bates, Corey Powell, Michael Bates, Danny Bates, Kris Gros, Kevin Gros, Stephen Bates, Shaun Bates, Shea Bates and Scott Bates. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of her to United Pentecostal Church Pavilion Fund, Ringgold, LA 71068 Rockett Funeral Home