Elizabeth Gale Bates

Elizabeth Gale Bates, 58, of Huntington, passed away Monday December 15, 2014 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 am Wednesday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor Richard Neal and Pastor Truman Maynard. Burial will follow in Baylous Cemetery, Cabell County, WV. She was born July 12, 1956 in West Virginia, a daughter of the late Carl and Elder Mae Donahoe Holley. She was an assistant manager of Frostop Drive In for 31 years and a member of the Living Waters Revival Center for 16 years, where she was the Sunday school teacher and youth leader. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, James Bates, who on December 12, 2014 renewed their wedding vows at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Other survivors include 4 sons; Steven Smith, Roger & Gillian Smith, Keith Andrew Bates, and George McDaniels. 6 Grandchildren; Christina Smith, Caitlin Smith, Steven Smith Jr., George Stone, Andrea Bates, and Destiny Bates. A brother Roger Dale & Deborah Holley, sister Dollie Cazad, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.