He is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Regina Everett; daughter, Dianne Bates; grandsons, Rob Bates (Tracy) and Christopher Bates; granddaughter, Regina Wilson (Chris) and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at nine-thirty in the morning until eleven-thirty with a chapel service to follow at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.