Margie Deen Bates, 67, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday October 24, 2021. She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Natarsha Singleton, Jesse (Tashasta) Diamond Jr., and Myles Newman; siblings, Shirley Moon, Carmen (Michael) Christian, Carrie (Charles) Jones, Joseph (Beverly) Bates, Floyd Jenkins, Charles Bates; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held Saturday October 30, 2021, 1 p.m., Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1215 South Schiller Street. The family will receive friends Friday October 29, 2021 from 6-7 p.m. in the Hardy Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.