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Sam Bates, 85, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2025 after a long battle with kidney failure and dementia. Born August 19, 1940 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Jack A. Bates and Elizabeth (Betty) Boddy Bates, Sam was the oldest of four siblings. Sam attended Sidney Lanier Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson...
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