A service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Victory Life Church.
Mrs. Bates loved to share her love.
Survivors include her husband, Wendell; two sons, James of Greenbrier, Arkansas, and Roy of Fruita; one daughter, Jane Nelson of Fruita; two sisters, Janice Tucker of Bayfield and Mary Jane Via of Mesquite, Nevada; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to HopeWest Hospice, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction 81506.