Funeral service for Charlotte Pauline Bates, age 70, of Cullman, will be Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Pastor Steven Sutter. Visitation will be held at the chapel Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 6-8 pm and on Wednesday prior to the service from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Vinemont.
Cullman Funeral Home is honored to serve the family.
Mrs. Bates was born on September 30, 1954, to Isaac Verbon Hamby and Martha Louise Heaton Hamby. She passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Isaac Donald Hamby, Milford Lee Hamby, and Danny Wayne Hamby; sister, Martha Gail Bates; grandparents, Johnny Edward Heaton and Lilly Pearl Laney-Heaton; grandparents, William Anthony Hamby and Cassie Ophelia Pitts-Hamby.
She is survived by her loving husband of fifty-one years, Reuben S. Bates; two sons, Kevin Tracy Bates (Jenna), and Chad Alan Bates; one brother, Lamar “Bud” Hamby; four grandchildren, Lucy, Oliver, Elliott, and Andrew; two loving Yorkies, Misa and Sissy.
There are not enough words to say all the things that should be said about Charlotte. She loved people, many times committing selfless acts of kindness for people whom she didn’t know, simply because she said it was the right thing to do. She was a military wife and had a special affection for veterans. Her smile and sense of humor could turn your bad day into a great day. Charlotte was one of a kind…selfless, kind, and loving toward everyone. She leaves behind many family and friends who will be lost without her, and who will have a void that will never be filled. She will be dearly missed.
The family requests if anyone would like to donate in lieu of flowers, please do so to the American Cancer Society or the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in Charlotte’s honor.
