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Joannie Ann Bates, 46

McMinnville resident Joannie Ann Bates, 46, died Feb. 7 at St. Thomas Hospital after a six-month illness.

A home health nurse and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Shirley E. Loebshack Gutzman; and was preceded in death by son, Chuck Gutzman.

She is survived by her husband, David Colonel Bates; daughter, Katherine Durfee of Idaho; sons, Michael and Jonathan Gutzman, both of Colorado; sisters, Jeanie of Colorado, Debbie Timmons and Dawn Eppers, both of Idaho; brother, Dewayne Gutzman of Colorado; and one grandchild.

Private memorial services will be held at a later date. There is no visitation at the funeral home.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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