Peggy Lou Sharp Bates was born July 13, 1936 and passed away December 22, 2021 due to pancreatic cancer at the age of 85. She was a member of Cedar Ford Baptist Church in Luttrell. Peggy was a 1954 graduate of Horace Maynard High School, cheerleader for four years and captain her senior year, and a member of the school paper staff.

She is preceded in death by husband, Curtis “Curley” Bates; parents, Walter and Edna (Monroe) Sharp; sisters, Lillian Ruth Sharp and Judy Sharp Walker; brothers, Richard “Ricky” Sharp and John O. Sharp. Peggy is survived by son, Lloyd “Monty” and wife Patti Bates of Braselton, Georgia; grandsons, Patrick and wife Alicia Bates of Jefferson, Georgia and U S. Marine Staff Sgt. Adam and wife Michelle Bates of San Angelo, Texas; great grandchildren, Caleb, Ansley and Tinley; sister, Mary E. (Sharp) Hill; along with several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Brenda Coppock and Geri Conner

The family will receive friends 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in the Trinity Funeral Home Chapel. The service to follow with Reverend Eddie Muncey officiating. The processional to Sharp’s Cemetery on Corryton-Luttrell Road in Luttrell will immediately follow where Peggy will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband of sixty-four years. Family and friends will serve as Pallbearers. Trinity Funeral Home, LLC, Maynardville, has the honor to serve the family of Peggy Bates. 865-992-5002 www.trinityfuneralhome.net