Glen Franklin Bates

Glen Franklin Bates, 77, formerly of La Grande and Union, died May 1 at his home in Baker City.

A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel, Baker City. Viewing will be available from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday May 4 at Gray's West.

Mr. Bates was born Dec. 23, 1929, to John Leon and Hazel Ernestine (Gilbert) Bates in Baker City. He was raised in Baker and graduated from Baker High School in 1949. Following high school, Mr. Bates spent four years in the Navy as a Seabee.

On Sept. 30, 1955 glen graduated from what is now Eastern Oregon University with a bachelor's degree. He continued his education at Stanford University and the University of Wyoming.

Mr. Bates taught at Union High School for eight years. He then moved on to work for C.P. National, becoming a division manager.

He was a board member of Oregon Trail Electric, a Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge #338, member of Rotary in Baker and La Grande, serving as the 1978-1979 president of the La Grande Rotary, and served on the committee of the Eastern Oregon University Foundation from 1978 to 1991.

Glen loved the outdoors, especially going to his cabin on East Eagle to snowmobile. In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting with his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife Joan Bates of Baker City; children and their spouses, Frank and Riza Bates of Dallas and Josie and Frank Hermann of Baker City; two grandchildren; siblings and their spouses, Henry Bakers of Baker City, Nancy and Harvey Fee of Baker City and Susan and Lee Derrick of Payette, Idaho; and brother-in-law, Clayton Young of Baker City. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Carol Young.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of choice in care of Gray's West & Company, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City 97814.