Marion Ellen Bates / 1931-2007

Published 4:36 pm Tuesday, March 6, 2007

By Staff
Marion Ellen (Haire) Bates, 75, of Niles, went to be with her Lord on Monday, March 5, 2007, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, with her family at her side.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 8, at Brown Funeral Home, 521 S. Main St., Niles, with the Rev. Jack Crothers officiating. The family will receive relative and friends for visitation on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
To send a condolence message or to share a memory with the family, please visit brownfuneralhomeniles.com.
Memorial contributions in the memory of Marion Ellen Bates may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 11 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.
Arrangements were made by Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Niles.