Susanne Duvall Bates 71, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 5, 1952 to Clay Duvall and Ella Mae Daugherty. She went to be with Our Lord on March 10, 2024.

She attended McClain High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She worked at Yellow/Checker Cab as a dispatcher for over 25 years while raising her 2 daughters. During this time she met her soul mate Randy Bates and they were married on May 31st 1991. She also worked at various companies as a Customer Service Representative.

Family was the most important to them. When they weren't showering grandbabies with love and whatever they wanted, they enjoyed going to the movies, concerts, the casino, vacationing, and an occasional bingo night. She was so happy. She never met a stranger, always seen the good in people. She loved everyone with an open heart...and ooh those lipstick kisses are going to be missed.

Susanne is proceeded in death by her husband, Randy in 2012, mother- Ella Mae Daughtery Murdock and step father- Johnnie P. Murdock, father- Clay Duvall , 2 brothers- Buster Woodworth and Leroy Duvall and great grandson- Jordan Douglas Rhodes.

Susanne is survived by daughters- Sandra Whitaker and husband Mike and Shelly Williams and husband Chuck, grandchildren- Shana Whitaker, Michael Whitaker and Joanna Warner , Courtney Whitaker and Destinee Whitaker, Ashley Warbritton and husband Ryan and Ryan Williams and fiance Emily Randell, great grandchildren- Rikailee, Kilik, Jayden, Randa, Deo, Abagail, Bruce, Noah, Autumn, Willa, Liam, Marshall, Clark and Grayson. Multiple nieces and nephews and countless amount of Friends.

Memorial Service will be 1:00 P.M., Monday, March 18, 224 at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233