Donald L. Bates
Donald L. Bates, 80, of Clarksville, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Vestaburg.
He was born September 21, 1940, in Waynesburg, a son of the late Carl and Ada Seighman Bates.
Don was a 1959 graduate of Jefferson-Morgan High School.
He worked as a plumber and pipefitter trades in the construction industry and he was a member of Local #354 of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Youngwood.
On April 25, 1959, he married Ivy M. “Dolly” Deems Bates, who died July 22, 2015.
Surviving is a son, Donald L. Bates Jr. of Clarksville; four grandchildren, Jessica Lingenfield, Heather Bates, Cassie Bates and Briana Bates; a brother, Ronald (Therese) Bates of Vero Beach, Fla.
Deceased are four sisters, Ruth Johnson, Hazel Piatt, Gladys Piatt, and Edith Harden; and three siblings in infancy, Mildred, Samuel and Clarence Bates.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, with Rev. Paul Roofner, officiating. Entombment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg.
Condolences may be expressed at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.