Shannon Bates, 59, of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at UK Hospital in Lexington. He was a very loving, passionate, and selfless dad. He was a UK Alumni band member and successfully finished the Disney Marathon when he was 52. He loved making RC Airplanes and was an avid Pontiac enthusiast. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernie Jr. and Norma Bates and a brother, Ernie Bates III. He is survived by two daughters, Laura Bates and Sarah Bates, both of Elizabethtown; the mother of his children, Deborah Groothuis; and two granddaughters, Maya Miller and C. J. Davis. The funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown with Bro. J. D. Shipp officiating. Burial follows in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and continues after 12 noon on Wednesday at the funeral home. Donations may take form to the UK Alumni Association. Expressions of sympathy may be expressed at www.brownfuneral.com.

Visitation:

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Brown Funeral Home

Service:

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 starting at 2:00 PM
Brown Funeral Home