David Earl Bates

 March 21, 1947 – August 4, 2026

David Earl Bates, 79, of Angleton, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2026, in Angleton. He was born on March 21, 1947, in Nacogdoches, Texas, the only son of the late Jesse Watson Bates and Mary Helen (Coffman) Bates.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate David's life at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026, at Palms Funeral Home, with Reverend Michael Gable officiating. David will be laid to rest by his father at Angleton Cemetery at a later date.

"And when the night is new I'll be looking at the moon But I'll be seeing you"

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.palmsfuneralhome.com