Shirley Ann Bates' Obituary
Shirley Ann Bates, 75, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 in a local healthcare facility. She was a graduate of Howard High School and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Jackie Bates, Jr.; mother, Cornelia Crutcher McConnell; adoptive father, Charles McConnell, Sr.; sisters, Jan McConnell, Sonia McConnell, and Marketta Green; brother, Charles McConnell, Jr. Survivors include her son, Steven Bates of Chattanooga; daughters, Annisa Bates, Belinda Bates, both of Chattanooga, and Sharon Harmon of Atlanta, GA; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; father, Reverend Lawrence Childress of Huntsville, AL; brother, Roy “Chess” (Zeddie) McConnell; sisters, Mary (Van) McConnell and Christine Williams, all of Chattanooga; several nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends.
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