Peggy Irene Bates

Peggy Irene Temple Bates, 80, of Lexington, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at Lexington Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Davidson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Mrs. Bates was born February 9, 1942, in Davidson County to Jack Cinco Temple Jr. and Ruby Hicks Temple. She loved spending time with her family whenever she got the chance and was lovingly called a ‘fighter’ because of her ever-present feisty spirit. In her free time, Peggy also enjoyed working in the yard and watching westerns. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Paige Bates Sr.; five brothers; four sisters; two grandsons, Darrell Everhart, and Brandon Rush; and one great-granddaughter, Brielle Kennedy.

Surviving is one son, Donald Paige Bates Jr. of Lexington; two daughters, Sandra Rush (David) of Lexington, and Donna Rhodes (Steve) of Yadkinville; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to donor’s choice.