Wondal Lee Bates, 81, of Dundee, passed away Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born March 7, 1933, to the late Jesse Lee Bates and the late Lena Mae Wells Bates Gibbs.
He was a retired Industrial Truck Repairman for Ford Motor Company.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Lauerman Bates, of Dundee; one son, J.T. Bates, of Cedar Lake, Ind.; five stepsons, Chris Centracchio, of Morgantown, Jeffrey Centracchio, of Texas, Jeremy Centracchio, of Gallatin, Tenn., Jason Centracchio, of Beth Page, Tenn., and David Centracchio, of Dundee; one step daughter, Melissa Girdley, of Tuscon, Ariz.; one brother, Junior Bates, of Indiana; four sisters, Verlean Ramos, of Vine Grove, Ky., Linda Collins, of Virginia, Brenda Keown and Donna Fried, of Kentucky, and Earlin Woods, of North Carolina. He was blessed with several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will be in Geary Cemetery near Horse Branch. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.