Mr. Michael Thomas Spates' Obituary
Michael Thomas Spates, born May 23, 1952 in Bethany, Missouri took his final breath on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 at 60 years old. He was always acutely aware of everything around him. Michael loved reading and carried a book with him wherever he went. Because he was a Navy brat, Michael lived in numerous states. As an adult he spent several years in Pensacola, FL before he moved and settled in the Houston area in 1979. Michael is survived by his mother - Rose Marie Spates, Alexander City, Alabama, six children - Stephanie Kay Gillen and Julie Ann Combs of Elizabethton, Tennessee, David Shawn Spates of Smyrna, Tennessee, Charles Alexander Haynes of Columbia, Missouri, and Lindsay Allison Spates and Dustin Ryan Spates of Pearland, Texas, 12 grandchildren - Brett Allen Spates, Erica Lynn Spates, Jasmine Rochelle Worthington and Isaiah Dakota Worthington of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Ray McKinley Combs, Brandon Shawn Combs, Jocelyn Faith Jarnigan of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Logan Ford Haynes and Addison Taylor Haynes of Columbia, Missouri and Nathan Wall Spates, Kelley Slade Bitner, and William Xavier Spates of Pearland, Texas and 2 great grandchildren - Ryan Nathaniel Spates and Alan Joseph Spates. He wished to be cremated and his ashes will be returned to his land outside Nacogdoches, Texas. A memorial service is being held at Southpark Funeral Home, 1310 North Main St., Pearland, Texas at 12:30 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. His children plan to gather at the home of Michael's mother, Rose Marie Spates, once a date can be arranged.
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