William Larry Bates

April 5, 1943 - January 16, 2022

William "Larry" Bates Preceded by wife Judith A. Bates; Survived by sister Martha White of Texas; sister-in-law Sally Hutnik; brothers-in-law Jim Schultz and Bobby Schultz; proud father of daughter Debra (Richard) Koshorek; beloved Grandfather of Jenny Smith, Jason (Stephanie) Brdak, Marisa Koshorek, Richard Koshorek and Gregory (Torrey) Head II; Great-Grand Children Trevor, Chloe and Rex. As well as daughter Sherri Gibbs and proud Grandfather of Sara Mickelson, Elizabeth (Jason) Knill, Nicole Mickelson, Caitlin Domzalski, Erica Domzalski, Devin (Meagan) Domzalski and 8 Great Grandchildren. Proud father of Robert L. Gibbs and Great Grandfather of Robert (Leanne) Gibbs, Amber (Timothy) Sutton, Robin Averitt and Great Grandchildren. Larry's family will receive friends for memorial visitation on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of his Celebration of Life service at 1:00 p.m. at the Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Road (3 blocks East of Van Dyke), Utica.In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to American Lung Association, 1475 E. 12 Mile Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071 or at www.alam.org, or American Heart Association/American Stroke Association 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674 or at americanheart.org. Please share a memory at www.SullivanFuneralDirectors.com