Marvin Dayl Bates Obituary (1931 - 2020)

RUTLAND- Marvin "Dayl" Bates, 88, of Rutland, passed away at 5:45 AM on Saturday February 22, 2020 at Heritage Health Care Center in Minonk. Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 1PM on Wednesday February 26, 2020 at Calvert- Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in Toluca. Friends may gather from 12-1 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to The Ronald McDonald House in Peoria. Marvin Dayl Bates was born on June 22, 1931 in Rutland, a son to F. Glenn and Zelma Leola Rowland Bates. He married Eva Maynard in Rutland on June 22, 1997. She survives. Also surviving are his brother, Henry Bates, Oglesby; sister, Lila Moore, Streator; sister-in-law Lois Bates, Streator; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Darlene Ross, Alice Nichols; and brothers, Crawford and Melvin Gayle Bates. Dayl worked as a maintenance man for Owens-Brockway glass company in Streator for 29 years. He was a member of the Rutland United Methodist Church.