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Jacob Lloyd Bates

January 23, 1995 — September 18, 2011

Jacob Lloyd Bates, 16, of Orange, died Sunday, September 18, 2011.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dan Brack of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.

Born in Nederland, Texas on January 23, 1995, Jacob was the son of Kelly Jacobs and James W. Bates, Jr. He loved fishing and being silly with his friends, and he lived for baseball. He was a member of the Orangefield High Baseball team and he was also a ?Who Dat?.

Preceded in death by his grandfather, Daniel Jacobs, Jacob is survived by his parents, Kelly Bates and Joe Stokey of Orange, James W. Bates, Jr. and Dolores of Lake Charles; grandparents, Gloria Jacobs of Orange, Sandra and Charles Russell of Lake Charles, and Jim Bates and Sandi of Tennessee; and brother, Jared Bates.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Ray Hebert, Ryan Hebert, Jonathan Hebert, Kevin Cloud, Dustin Selman, and Kurt Haggard. Honorary Pallbearers will be Garlan Winford, Joe Stokey, and Jared Bates.

Memorial contributions may be made to MADD Texas, 3910 S IH 35, Suite #225, Austin, TX 78704, or The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202.
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