Douglas Marshall Bates, 83, of Batavia, passed away peacefully April 3rd 2019 at Premier Genesee Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Douglas was born Feb. 11th 1936 in Batavia to Marshall and Edna Miller Bates. He was a 1954 graduate of Corfu Central School. Douglas retired Oct. 1st 1996 from National Fuel Gas after 39 years of service. He worked in Honeoye Falls and Batavia offices.
Doug is survived by his best friend and companion of 37 years, Rose Marie Squires; his two sons Mark (Sue Ellan) Bates, of Corfu, Scott (Sue) Bates, of Basom; his grandchildren Jaime (Jamie) Totten, Nicole (Cory) Coe, Kristina (Colby) Sanner, Mitchell (Kristen) Bates, Melanie (Rob) Tumminello, and Hillary (Kyle) Paille; and great-grandchildren Garrett, Tyson, Brantley, Tucker, Lincoln, Brayden and Stella.
He is proceeded in death by his daughter Cindy Miano, who entered into rest Feb. 3rd 2019; his parents Marshall and Edna Miller Bates; his stepfather Robert Suess, and brother Kent Bates.
Doug enjoyed traveling around the country with Rose in their motorhome during early retirement and camping trips with his family over the summers. He spent much of his time on the golf course and playing cards with his retired friends. Doug always looked forward to his Casino Trips to Niagara Falls once a month, where he would spend the day at his one favorite machine. Every Saturday morning you could always find him visiting each of his kids and delivering treats to his favorite grand dogs.
Friends and Family may call from 4-8 p.m. on Monday April 8th 2019 at C. B. Beach & Son Mortuary, 4 E. Main St, Corfu, NY. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday April 9th 2019 at the mortuary, with a burial to follow at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Crossroads House, P.O. Box 403 Batavia, NY 14020.
