Bobby Gene Bates, 82, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at North Al. Medical Center, Florence, AL. He was born in Arkansas and was a truck driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines serving in Vietnam.
Visitation will be Monday, July 14, 4-5 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, AL. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery. Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, AL will be in charge of arrangements.
He is survived by five children, Bobby Bates, Jr., Thomas Anthony Bates, Eric Matthew Bates, Gregory Allen Bates and Sharron Theresa Bates Griffith; three grandchildren, Chance Logan Griffith, Dakota Anthony Bates and Hunter Logan Griffith and one great-grandchild, Raelee Elizabeth Bates.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sally Ann Brazile Bates and his parents, Roy Bates and Pebble Shaw Bates.
