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DATE: TUESDAY, October 26, 1993                   TAG: 9310260296
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: SILVER SPRINGS, MD.                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT BATES, GARLAND MCKINLEY

BATES, Garland McKinley, 84, of Silver Springs, Md., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, October 23, 1993. He was a member of Forest Park Baptist Church and was a retired letter carrier, U.S. Postal Service. He was a navy veteran of World War II, and retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve. He was active in Boy Scouts of America for over 30 years. He is survived by two daughters, Eloise B. Price, Richmond, Phyllis B. Robinson, Silver Springs, Md.; two sons, John G. Bates, Richmond, Charles V. Bates, Roanoke; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's North Chapel, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 27, 1993, with the Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Forest Park Baptist Church or to a favorite charity. Friends may call Oakey's North Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. 


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