Clarence "Bud" Bates

ASHEVILLE - CLARENCE BUD BATES, 87, OF 75 HUBBARD ST. DIED TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINING HEALTH. A NATIVE AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE ANDREW AND HESTER BROWN BATES. HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF THE LATE CARMEN OPAL LANCE BATES. SURVIVING ARE HIS BROTHER, J.C. BATES OF HACKLEBURG, AL; 2 NIECES, MARTHA BATES OF WAUKEGAN, IL. AND SHARON POUNDERS OF KILLIEN, AL; GREAT NIECE, LISA PELLEGRIN AND SEVERAL OTHER GREAT AND GREAT-GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 P.M. FRIDAY AT ACTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY WITH THE REV. ROBERT HARRIS OFFICIATING. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 TO 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY AT ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME.