- Date Of Birth: April 24, 1936
- Date Of Death: June 18, 2022
- State: Massachusetts
GROVELAND – William Miller Bates, 86, of Groveland, MA, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
He was born in Northampton, MA on April 24, 1936, the only child to the late Donald H. and Florence L. (Miller) Bates.
William (Bill) grew up in Amherst and was a 1954 graduate of Amherst High School. He was married to Nancy A.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nancy A. Bates; his sister in-law’s Barbara A. Rule of So. Hadley and Nancy A. Rule of Belchertown; niece Joanne L. Wheeler of So. Hadley; nephew Darryl L. Rule of Ballston Spa, NY; as well as many grandnieces, nephews and cousins.