Graveside services for Debra Mitchell Bates, 56, of Vidalia, LA, who died Jan. 4, 2021 at Rapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria, LA, will be at 11:00AM, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at Vidalia Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 - 5PM on Thursday at funeral home under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home.

Debra Bates was born Dec. 12, 1964, Vidalia, LA, the daughter of Willie Ruth Mitchell.

She leaves to cherish her memories to her mother; one son, James Bates, his wife, Tinitra; two daughters, Shikinley Mitchell, both of Houston, TX, Necole Green, her husband Marcus, of Jonesville, LA; five brothers, Dwayne Mitchell, Kemp Bennett, both of Tacoma, WA, K.O. Bennett, of Vidalia, LA, Marco Bennett, his wife Tandrina, David Green, his wife, Brandy, both of Atlanta, GA; four sisters, Joyce Mitchell, Natchez, MS, Tina Bennett, Jonesville, LA, Mona Bennett, Baton Rouge, LA, Gellena Bennett, Vidalia, LA; four grandchildren, Keymond Tensley, Gonzales, LA, Marcayla Green, Jonesville, LA, Marcayla Green, Holden Bates, both of Hammond, LA; two great-grandchildren, Kaydence Bryant, Baton Rouge, LA, Kali Tensley, Gonzales, LA; two uncles, John Brown, his wife, Aurelia, Wichita Falls, TX, Craig Morgan, his wife, Felicia, Houston, TX; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Online condolences can be sent to www.concordiafuneralhomeinc.com