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Sylvia A. (Morris) Oates

Posted 2016-02-06 by Judy Wight Branson
Camp Verde Bugle, Camp Verde, Arizona
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Sylvia A. Morris Oates, of Cottonwood, passed away February 2, 2016.

She was born October 17, 1927 in Isley, Kentucky, the daughter of Lee Allen Morris and Mary Isabel Morgan.

She was a graduate of Nortonville High School.

Mrs. Oates volunteered for the Red Cross for years. She was a member of the Verde Baptist Church.

Her hobbies included sewing, reading, sports and she was an avid bowler.

Her husband, William M. Oates preceded her in death.

She is survived by a son, Philip M. Oates (Gina) of Cottonwood; daughters, Margaret Black-Mattila of Tennessee, Liz Bishop of Cottonwood, Patricia Oates Romney (Jerry) of Nevada and Janet Oates Havens Brode (Tim) of Cottonwood; sisters Edith Morris Teague of Kentucky and Lois Melodean Morris Mallrich of Florida; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

A service in her memory will be held on Saturday, February in the Westcott Funeral Home at 3 PM.

An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com

Donations in her memory may be made to the Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation, 2929 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016 or Checks should be made out to: Quilts of Valor Foundation and sent to: Quilts of Valor Foundation, P.O. Box 191, Winterset, IA 50273 (http://www.qovf.org/index.html).

(Information provided by survivors)




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