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about Martin Van Buren Bates
BATES, MARTIN VAN BUREN, born March 14,
1905 to the late B. Bates and Lillie Chambers Bates in Means, Kentucky (Menifee
County). He died January 3, 2007 at
Meadowood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio at the age of 101.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 67
plus years, Helen Ruth Kanzleiter Bates in 199, and a granddaughter, Deborah
(Debbie) Lynn Inskeep of Beavercreek,
Ohio.
He was also preceded in death by his
parents and the following siblings, Beulah Bates Lovely, Henderson B. Bates,
John Bunyan Bates, who died in W.W. II. Woodrow Wilson Bates, Robert Lee Bates,
Beatrice Bates Green, B. Bates Jr., and Belva Clay Bates Chamberlain.
He is survived by his only Child, Mrs.
Joanne Bates Inskeep and her husband Wendell F. Inskeep of Beavercreek, Ohio,
and two Grandchildren, David Inskeep and his wife Gwen and their children, Lt.
Jason Inskeep, who is in Iraq, serving in the armed forces, and his wife Nicky
and their daughter, Kjersten, and Joel Inskeep and Jonathon Inskeep, all of
Hastings, Minnesota.
Also by Suellen Inskeep Warren and her
husband John and their son, Jamison and his son, Nathan, all of Beavercreek,
Ohio.
Martin served in the U.S. Army in foreign
service in Hawaii territory in 1925.
Martin was associated with the Kroger
Company for 19 years as a District Manager, and then he opened his own General
Store in Russellville, Ohio for 3 years before going into the Real Estate
Business in Russellville and Georgetown, Ohio for over 35 years before
retiring. He made many friends in the
Business.
Martin was a member of the Cincinnati
Primitive Baptist Church and always enjoyed going to Church.
He was a charter member of the Brown
County Chamber of Commerce, The Ohio Society Club of Cincinnati, The Order of
Kentucky Colonels, and was a member of the Russellville Masonic Lodge and
Scottish Rite for many years and was on the Board of the Brown County General
Hospital Foundation.
He is also survived by many nieces and
nephews and a host of other dear friends, far and wide.
Martin never met a stranger.
Visitation will be Sunday, January 7 from
3 to 6 p.m. at the Meeker Funeral Home in Russellville, and services will be
held on Monday, January 8, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Christ in
Russellville, Ohio, and burial to follow in the Linwood Cemetery in
Russellville.
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