William Keith Bates
February 15, 1952 - January 21, 2022

Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home 943 Highway 425 North Monticello, AR 71655 Map & Directions Centerpoint Cemetery South Cominto Road Drew County, AR 71655 Map & Directions

William Keith Bates, age 69 of Monticello, passed away January 21, 2022, at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, AR. He was born February 15, 1952, in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Clarence “Pete” and Vester Simmons Bates. He was a Baptist, a carpenter for 40 years and loved to hunt and fish in his spare time.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Richard, James, and Roy Bates; two sisters, Carolyn Avery and Debbie Funderburg both of Monticello.

Survivors include wife, Lynn Beard Bates of Monticello; two daughters, Lisa Freeman (Demetric) and Hidi Hunter; four grandsons, Aaron Goad, Clayton and Caleb Freeman and Travis Hunter; one granddaughter, Hannah Hunter; one great-granddaughter, Gabbie Goad; his beloved fur baby, Missy; two sisters, Lois Lytle of Monticello, and Pat Thomas Quickel of Pine Bluff; a brother-in-law, Forrest Quickel; a host of nieces and nephews, and more friends than you could count.

A graveside service will be held at a later date in Centerpoint Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Keith to Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home, PO Box 506 Monticello, AR 71657. You can sign Keith’s online guestbook at www.stephensondearman.com.