Joey Lynn Bates of Waynesboro, TN was born August 7, 1959 in Memphis, TN, the son of Dorothy Marie Murphy Bates of Waynesboro, TN, who survives and the late Dr. Johnny M. Bates.
Joey was a 1977 graduate of Wayne County High School and attended UT Martin and UT Knoxville. He was of the Methodist faith, a gourmet cook, an outdoorsman and farmer, living and enjoying his life on the farm on Forty-eight creek.
Joey departed this life on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the age of 58 Years, 7 Months, 28 Days.
Other than his mother, he is survived by sons, Christopher Ryan St. Andre and companion, Jamie Taulbee of Monroe, MI, Joey Kyle Bates and companion, Crystal Brook Moon of Waynesboro, TN and John Carter Lewis Bates of Waynesboro, TN; a daughter, Emily Jo Bates-Meacham and husband, Justin of Hopkinsville, KY; grandchildren, Jackson Andrew, Austin Drake and Kirsten Annalie Keeton and Addison Rose St. Andre and a sister, Lisa Ann Bates and husband, Tommy Earle Brittain of Waynesboro, TN.
In addition to his father, Joey was preceded in death by a daughter, Lindsey Blythe Bates.
Graveside services will be Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 3 pm at Memorial Gardens in Waynesboro, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County, directing. Burial will follow with Ryan St. Andre, Kyle Bates, Braxton Kelley, Jay Glover, Josh Creasy, John Kelley, Robert Lee Ray and Tony Ray serving as pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Shackelford Funeral Directors, Waynesboro, TN.