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Opal Marie (Ealey) Bates, age 84, passed away on October 16, 2016. She was born in Waynoka, Oklahoma, and graduated from Waynoka High School. She was married for 61 years to Wilfred M Bates. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and ceramics.

Opal was preceded in death by her husband Wil Bates, parents James E. and Florence R. Ealey, sisters baby Roberta Ealey, Evelyn Maxine (Ealey) Shutt, nephews Kenneth Myers and J.R. McKnight.

She is survived by her three children, Deborah K. (Bates) Cavitt and husband Alan, Diana (Bates) Anderson, Fred Bates and wife Renea, along with five grandchildren, Jeff Cav...