Betty Bates   

    Elizabeth Josephine Bates went to be with her sweet Lord on July 28 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m., Monday, August 2, 2010 at Christ the King Cathedral with interment immediately following at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton.

    Betty, or Poggin as she was fondly known by her family, was born July 19, 1928, in Slaton to James and Antonia Bates. She was a lifelong Lubbockite and a member of Christ the King Cathedral. She was employed by Bell Telephone for many years before serving as an x-ray technician for several hospitals in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

    Betty was a lover of animals, the outdoors and a good joke. She was kind-hearted to all people. She was a longtime volunteer for Meals on Wheels and the Covenant Lakeside Auxiliary. She enjoyed bowling, gardening, the Lady Raiders, Notre Dame football and harassing her son-in-law. 

    Preceding her in death were her parents and five siblings: Mary Arnett, Dorothy Stinson, James Bates, William Bates and Barbara Sawyer.

    She is survived by her daughter Mary Pollard, son-in-law Norval, three grandsons, one great grandson and numerous nieces and nephews.  

    In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to either Lubbock Meals on Wheels or South Plains Wildlife Refuge.