Bernard Ivan “Ben” Bates, age 63, passed away on June 4, 2024. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 8, 2024 from the Scottsboro Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Brett Hogland officiated. Interment followed in the Pinehaven Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Laurie Lynn Bates; mother, Dorothy Jean “Rose” Bates; sister, Tammy Laverne Cisco; brothers, Dennis Kevin (Rebecca) Bates and Terry Dean Bates; daughter, Ketti Johnson; stepson, Wesley Jerod Register; stepdaughters, April Lynn Hefner and Megan Elizabeth (Rick) Maze; grandchildren, Bryant, Grace, Connor, Kellan, Kaylee and Jaxson.
Mr. Bates was preceded in death by his father, Edvald Dean Bates; brothers, Chris Odell Warren and Dennis Lee Bates; and granddaughter, Anastasia Elizabeth Hefner.