- Date Of Birth: July 3, 1980
- Date Of Death: May 26, 2018
- State: Michigan
Sharyn Kay Bates, age 37, passed from her earthly home to the loving arms of Jesus, on May 26, 2018, after a valiant 8-month battle with a very rare form of small-cell ovarian cancer. Wife of David L. Bates for 18 years. Wonderful, loving Mommy to Bailey, Keegan, and Colton Bates.
Loving daughter born to Susan (Spencer) and Daniel Tinkler. Thoughtful caring sister to Paul (Michelle) Tinkler and Karyn (Jason) Bouma. Sister-in-law to Josh Bates. Joyful aunt to Aerial and Abigail Tinkler, Raegan, and Jacob Bouma. Daughter-in-law of David (Kelly) Bates and Sandy Bates.
She was preceded in death by her father Daniel Tinkler and by grandparents Robert and Barbara Spencer and Harold and Elizabeth (Dempsey) Tinkler. Sharyn previously worked at Paw Paw Shopping Center, Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department, Kiddy U in Grand Prairie Texas.
She graduated from Gobles High School in 1998. Sharyn was a faithful member of Almena United Methodist Church.
