Judith Ann Bates

Miss Judith Ann Bates, age 83, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, May 31, 2025, at Surry Community Health Center by Harborview . Miss Bates was born August 5, 1941, in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, to the late Griffith Anthony Bates and Esther Viola Morris Bates. Throughout her life, she was strong in her faith and was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. She had worked throughout her life as a registered nurse, were she eventually retired from. Surviving Miss Bates is a sister and brother-in-law, Susan Westervelt and Michael; nephews and nieces, Richard O’Donnell Jr., and Johanna their child (Josh), Griffith O’Donnell and Vicky, their children (Lindsay, Griffith, Jr., Angelina), Michael A. Westervelt, Jr., children (Hannah, Storm and Amanda), Monica Rowe and Phillip Jr., their children (Morgan, Riley and Callen); cousins, Linda Cothes, Karen Palm, Adrieanne Schoonover, and Les, her sister (Zena Conner), special friends, Juanita Deloach, Mabel Ebright and her family, Linda Galasetti Simmons, Mary Ann Rhodes, Barbara Caudill, Noreen Walls and Bob. In addition to her parents, Miss Bates was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Jean Marie O’Donnell and Richard O’Donnell Sr., special friends, Phillip Deloach, Marie Deans. A celebration of life will be held at a later date at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Mount Airy. Moody’s of Mount Airy is respectfully serving the Bates family.