Funeral services held for Jimmy Bates
Funeral services for James “Jimmy” Bates, age 26, of Salado, were held Aug. 14, 2000, at Sheffield Funeral Home in Temple. Rev. Todd Ousley officiated. Bates was buried in the North Belton Cemetery.
Bates was born on September 4, 1973 to Bobby Bates and Sue Thompson Bates in McKinney. He lived in Salado for two years. Bates attended Belton High School and graduated from Temple High School. He formerly lived at Lake Belton.
He married Stacy Michelle Ellison April 19, 1996 in Belton. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Michelle Bates, of Salado; his daughter, Allyson Brooke Bates, of Salado; his parents, Bobby and Sue Bates, of Salado; a sister, Paula DePriest, of Salado, and his grandparents, B.J. and Faye Thomson, of Camp Wood.