Florence Elizabeth Bates, 88, of State Line, PA, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 at the Mennonite Fellowship Home.
Born June 20, 1936 in Rice, VA, she was a daughter of the late Fordy and Esther Elizabeth Martin Bates.
Florence was employed for many years at the Waynesboro Hospital as a lab worker until her retirement in 1995. She was a member of the Paradise Mennonite Church in Hagerstown.
She is survived by five siblings, Nancy LaBlanc of LA, Shirley Mariotti of Hagerstown, Douglas Bates (Priscilla) of Chambersburg, Henry Bates (Madonna) of LA, and Betty Eby (Eldon) of Shirleysburg, PA; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews…