Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 11:10am
Gordon (Red) Newell Bates, 83, of Edgartown died Thursday morning, Sept. 24, at the Royal Nursing Home in Falmouth. He was the husband of Eleanor (Ellie) Bates. A visitation will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 1:30 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs.
Donations in Red’s memory may be made to Fidelis Hospice, 25 Railroad Square, Haverhill, MA 01832 or Fleur de Lis Camp, 120 Howeville Road, Fitzwilliam, NH 03447 (fleurdeliscamp.org ) A complete obituary will follow in a future edition of the Gazette.