To my uncle Paul who was a loving man with a great big heart l look to when was little which l remember over 50 years ago ! From Dale and my mom Betty J Barksdale we and miss you very very much !! Dale M Barksdale

To the Bates and Mize family....I love you guys!  And I am praying that God strengthen your hearts.  Mama Phil was my mom's best friend and Paul was my Pa Pa Chris' best friend and in my heart they are my aunt and uncle.  Paul was kind and generous and he loved you guys so much!  What a Blessing he was.   Y'all stay strong in the Lord.   Love y'all's sister from another mother, Lynn ❤️

My condolences, prayers and love to the family. 
Some things are never a loss. For they are forever in our hearts.

Elder Haywood

to the family, I send my greatest sympathy prayers and condolences always. just know that God is a sovereign God I God understands our pain I purpose and I love when I love one is lost. I will say continue to look at the heels which come at your house. We know Hope comes from the lord.   You are loved in a might way .  once again, and hold on to God’s and changing hands, he’s a god that never fails

I remember first meeting Paul,  he and his friends dressed like they were playing in Super Fly movie and he had this Fleetwood and I had to be 14 or 15 years old. He let me drive it one time and he was my hero from then onward.
He has always been a great man and a positive good person ❤️. As we get older and have our own lifes and families, we need to take time out for those older people in our life's. I wish I could have told him how much love I held for him 😔

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Paul Bates

2 June, 1943 – 8 August, 2024

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