Della Geneva Bates
April 26, 1930 - January 13, 2021
Funeral Service for Della Geneva Bates, age 90, of Cullman, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Bobby Hill officiating; interment in Enmondfield Church Cemetery in Addison. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bates passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Cullman Regional. She was born April 26, 1930, in Etheridge, Tennessee, to Dennis Gerald and Della Ruth Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Floyd Bates; sons, Loyd D. Bates and John Dennis "JD" Bates; three brothers; and one sister. Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Bates and Lanette (Quincy) Tubbs; sons, Otis Bates and Martin (Liz) Bates; grandchildren, Floyd Bates, II, Angela Skelton, Shannon Dailey, Heather Bates, Deidre Bates, Lisa Pearson, Johnathan Bates, Quincy Lee Tubbs, II, Cheryl Davis, Jeannie Nichole Bates, and Merleena Bates; and a host of great-grandchildren.
Funeral Service for Della Geneva Bates, age 90, of Cullman, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Bobby Hill officiating; interment in Enmondfield Church Cemetery in Addison. Visitation will... View Obituary & Service Information