Margaret Ann Bates
September 23, 1920 - December 30, 2019
Margaret Ann Spears Bates, age 99, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at Brightwater Assisted Living in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born in Wheeling, WV on September 23, 1920 to the late Ralph Edwin Spears and the late Clerimond Woodward Mendel Spears. Left to cherish her memory are three sons, Robert Spears Bates of Myrtle Beach, SC, Charles Andrew Bates of Atlanta, GA, and James Mendel Bates of Seattle, WA; two daughters, Margaret Bates Masquelier of Indian Hills, CO and Jessie Ferguson Bates of Santa Fe, NM; two granddaughters, Katherine Masquelier Cannon of Myrtle Beach, SC and Margaret Anne Masquelier of Carmel, CA; one brother, Harry Mendel Spears of Sun City, SC; and three great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 6th at 2:00 pm at Brightwater Assisted Living in Myrtle Beach. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach, 291 Ronald McNair Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC 29579. Burial will take place in West Virginia at a later date. Friends may sign the online guest register at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Carolina Forest, is assisting the family.
Margaret Ann Spears Bates, age 99, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at Brightwater Assisted Living in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born in Wheeling, WV on September 23, 1920 to the late Ralph Edwin Spears and the late Clerimond Woodward... View Obituary & Service Information