Libby S. Bates
Libby Susan Bates, 74, of Cross Anchor, SC, wife of David M. Bates, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023. Born in Hartwell, GA, she was a daughter of the late Calvin E. and Irene Skelton Simpson.
In addition to her husband, Libby is survived by two children, Robert Sutton and Jennifer Sutton; eight grandchildren, Deborah, David, Caitlin, Cameron, Emmalee, Aiden, Jaxon, and Caleb; one great-grandchild, Faith Ladd, and three sisters, Patsy Ann White, Wanda Thompson, and Elizabeth Simpson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three siblings, Mickey Simpson, Archie Simpson, and Renee Faulkenberry.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 22, 2023, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at Cannon-Byrd Funeral Home- Fountain Inn. Interment will follow in Cannon-Byrd Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to
Shriners Children’s Greenville
950 West Faris Road
Greenville, SC 29605
or
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
You have finally spread your beautiful wings!!! Gone but never forgotten.
Believed deeply in the ones she loved! I will always appreciate her kindness when I was in that awkward teen phase.
I’ve lost another sister too soon. Susan was probably the most colorful character in our clan of 7 and also the middle-child (which she wore like a badge of honor). Our mother was also a middle child and thus they bonded. She was the only girl to have thick dark hair and had us believing that she was Pocahontas for a while when growing up. Alternate role play of Wonder Woman…she taught us a bit about acting and performing. We sang together at several churches & company picnics but she always directed. I will miss her humor her jokes her storytelling. When we talked, she never hung up the phone without saying how much she loved us, and that she was proud of all of us. She was devoted to her own kids. She will be missed and leaves a big gap but she will never be forgotten.
Libby Susan (Suzy-Q) Jan 14,1949 -Dec 18, 2023
Aunt Susan you are surely one of a kind! I will miss you dearly! I will miss your beautiful face always filled with love for those you loved! You now walk in that beautiful place we call heaven with the most amazing man in the universe! What a wonder that must be! We will miss you dearly! In our hearts forever! Love you, Candy Savage
Some things I think of when I think of Susan: She entertained everyone even when we were kids. She would sing & dance 7 Tell the funnest stories . In high school her best friends were Barbra Kellet,Sherry Pridmore,&The Fowler twins..Dianne & Joanne. Those girls were thick as thieves !! As we grew older & got married we had our within months of each other . We were real close as our kids grew up together….Those were the times that stay with me the most. …She did so much for me these last 3 years during my illness even though her health was not so good.I will miss her so much …Her sister Wanda
Some things I think of when I think of Susan: She entertained everyone even when we were kids. She would sing & dance 7 Tell the funnest stories . In high school her best friends were Barbra Kellet,Sherry Pridmore,&The Fowler twins..Dianne & Joanne. Those girls were thick as thieves !! As we grew older & got married we had our children within months of each other . We were real close as our kids grew up together….Those were the times that stay with me the most. …She did so much for me these last 3 years during my illness even though her health was not so good.I will miss her so much …Her sister Wanda