Mary Dean Dodd Bates, age 87, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, formerly of Brilliant, Alabama, passed away Monday, May 1st, 2017 in Heritage Healthcare and Rehab in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was born December 10th, 1929.
Graveside service and interment, 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017, at Brilliant Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Bates is survived by her daughters, Diann Bates, Tuscaloosa, AL., and Kathy Bates of Birmingham, AL.; 1 granddaughter, Crystal Denyne Wood (Jay), Brilliant, AL.; 1 great-grandson, Dustin Wood; 1 sister Jean Dodd, Michigan; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Marlin Dodd and Rosa Ingle Dodd; her husband, William Howard Bates; and 1 daughter Rhonda Sharon Hood.
Bowen Funeral Home, Winfield, AL., directing.
