Bates Cemetery

 

Located west of Flynn on FM 977 approx. 4 - 5 miles on the left, off the road, private property, locked gates.

Original survey 1965 by Will Biddle, Billie Douthitt, & Jeanette Douthitt
Updated as necessary through the Obits

ADAMS, Flora Joyce
     Dau of Wm. Aldon & Annie (Scott) Adams
May 8, 1934 Dec 16, 1934
BATES, Artimisa A. (Middye) (Menefee)
     Dau of Laban & Lucy Amanda (Young) Menefee
     Wife of Morris Franklin Bates
Apr 1, 1838 Nov 28, 1873
BATES, Baby                          (Unmarked) No dates  
BATES, Baby                          (Unmarked)
     Child of Franklin Houston & Emma Isabella (Bell)(Wyche) Bates
No dates  
BATES, Morris Franklin Oct 5, 1828 Jan 24, 1865
HAMILTON, W.W.
     Bro. Holleman’s Funeral Home Records
No DOB Jan 28, 1916
SCOTT, Frances Rosetta (Menefee)
     m. 1st Clark Stevens
     m. 2nd Jacob E. Scott
Dec 5, 1841 July __, 1934
SCOTT, Leonard
     Son of Robert Alonzo Scott by 1st marriage
Abt 2 yrs old 1900
SCOTT, Robert Alonzo May 15, 1876 Feb 4, 1936
SAMPLES, Lucy Amanda (Young) Menefee
     Wife of Samuel A. Samples
1802 d. before 1880
SAMPLES, Samuel A.                   (Unmarked)
     Hus of Lucy Amanda (Young) Menefee
     m. Aug 31, 1847
(The above two are probably buried here)
No dates d. before 1870

**Wil Nicol reports on July 21, 2006 that they have been cleaning yaupons off this cemetery and there are only two tombstones standing...Morris Franklin Bates and his wife Artisima.  Mr. Marcus Watson owns the property and was gracious in letting them on the property.