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The Herald Democrat
January 9, 2011

Margot Rode "Margo" Bates, 85, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011. Services were held Wednesday at Meador Funeral Home, Whitesboro; interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery, Whitesboro.
Margot was born November 16, 1925 in Germany. She met and married George Leon Bates while he was stationed in Germany after the war. She moved to Whitesboro, Texas in 1948 and became a US citizen in 1957. Margot was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Whitesboro. She took extreme pride in being a volunteer "Pink Lady" at Wilson N. Jones Hospital for many years. A favorite pastime was to crochet baby caps for newborns at the hospital. She enjoyed doing volunteer work for her church which included helping at "Your Neighbor's House." She also enjoyed visiting and singing at nursing homes. She loved attending the Whitesboro Peanut Festival and selling tickets for the barbeque at the Methodist Church.
She worked in the Linda Jo Shoe Factory in Gainesville and in later years at several retail establishments in Whitesboro.
She was preceded in death by her husband and brother, Erwin Rode.
She is survived by son, George "Manfred" Bates and wife, Kathy; granchidren, Kenneth Bates and wife, Rachelle; Julie Ware and husband, Todd; four great-grandchildren; and Billie Jean Bates.