Violet M Bates

Violet M. Bates, 94, of Chetopa, passed away at 2:43 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Chetopa Manor.

She was born on January 4, 1925, in Coffeyville, Kansas to Earnest Adolphus and Katie Katherine (Crome) Furnas.  Violet grew up in the Pumpkin Creek area near Melrose, Kansas

As a young woman, she married George A. Schultz.  The couple later divorced.  On April 4, 1996, Violet and Warren F. Bates were married at the First Baptist Church in Chetopa.  Warren preceded her in death on August 22, 2013.

Throughout her life, Violet worked as a cook.  She cooked at the Old Mill Inn in Chetopa; owned and operated the Coffee Cup Café in Chetopa and was a cook and dietitian for the Head Start Program.

Violet was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Chetopa.

Survivors Include:

Five Sons – Aubury Schultz (Chloe Ann) of Parsons, KS

Marty Schultz (Lorraine) of Locust Grove, OK

Ronnie Schultz (Teresa) of Buhler, KS

Robin Schultz (Sue) of Arkansas City, KS

Brian Schultz (Shelly) of Zanesville, OH

Eight Daughters – Wanda Underwood of Chetopa, KS

Vicky Cook (Larry) of Parsons, KS

Barbara Evans of Chetopa, KS

Charlotte Alexander (Jim) of Macon, GA

Rebecca Schultz (Antonio) of Texas

Tammy Mercer (Raymond) of Newport, FL

Christina Appelman (Mike) of Ragu, KS

Traci Shorter of Welch, OK

One Brother – James Furnas of Stockton, CA

Two Sisters – Ouida Poulson of Keller, TX

Delores Wiens of Oswego, KS

Thirty-three Grandchildren

Numerous Great-Grandchildren and Great Great-Grandchildren

Many Nieces and Nephews

She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren F. Bates on August 22, 2013; her parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Chetopa High School New Gym.  Burial will immediately follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa.  The family will receive friends from 7 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.

Memorials are suggested to the Labette Baptist Church.   These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.

Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.