Horace and Victoria Collier Bates

of Randolph County, Arkansas

Submitted & © 2001 by: Mary Ellen Varner Reichardt

This picture was taken for Horace and Victoria Collier Bates' 60th wedding anniversary, December 1939

First row, l to r: Horace Bates, Victoria (Collier) Bates, Mary (Bates) Pratt (wife of Newt Pratt) with small child Mary C. (Pratt) Davis, Celia (Bates) Robinson w/dau Ruth Alice in front of her, Tishie (Bates) Hitchcock w/dau Mary Ann Hitchcock, Elmertine Bates (end of front row, ending in middle of picture) Second row, l to r: Jessie (Turner) Robinson (first wife of Jimmy), Jimmy Robinson, Herschel Pratt, Elbert Robinson (husband of Celia), Ralph Parker (son of Tula), Marietta (Robinson) Varner, Fred Varner holding Don David Varner, Williston Bates, Edward Bates, baby Anna Bates being held by mom Lela Bates, Fate Bates. Back row, standing on porch: Elmer Bates, Myrtle Bates, Barbara Bates, Gloria (Bates) Newsom, Lehman Newsom, Tula (Swindle) Parker Bates, Maggie Todd, Mr. Todd (or maybe son Waive Todd), Mona Casteel, Mrs. Casteel, Elizabeth Wadsworth. Notes: The Todds and Casteels were Friends/neighbors.

There were several people missing from the picture, many of the grandsons were there for the dinner, but did not want to wait for the photographer and went off to the woods to hunt. They were Lantie Robinson, Lee Benton Pratt, David Pratt, J.N. Hitchcock, Lindell Hitchcock, Olan Hitchcock, all grandsons of Horace & Vic. If you have information or are related to this family, please contact Bridgette Cohen or Mary Ellen Varner Reichardt

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