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Larry "Bear" Bates

March 6, 1946 — May 2, 2018

Larry “Bear” Bates, 72, passed Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was born March 6, 1946 in Wheelwright, KY to the late Gomer and Dixie Cook Bates. Family survivors are four siblings, Beulah (Neil) Brumlow, Billy (Joyce) Bates, Homer “Bud” (Lynn) Bates, and Karen Bates, and other family members. Service will be 7:00 PM Friday at Betts & West Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until time of service Friday. Online guestbook at www.BettsandWestfuneralhome.com

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Friday, May 11, 2018

5:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)

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Friday, May 11, 2018

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