This obit is from the local paper listed below. I do not know in which county Bates is located. I am hoping that someone could forward this to the right list if necessary. Thank You Marilyn Drake Researching Johnson County Ancestors: Ragsdale, Marshall, Bean, Carlisle and many more. The Aberdeen Daily World Grays Harbor County, Washington Claud Cody - March 7, 2002 Longtime Aberdonian Claud Cody died Thursday, March 7, 2002, in Grays Harbor Community Hospital at Aberdeen. He was 78. Mr. Cody was born March 28, 1923, in Bates, Ark., to Knox W. and Sylvia (Schrader) Cody. He was raised in Oklahoma and lived there until joining the Navy. In 1948, after leaving the Navy, he moved to Aberdeen. That same year, on June 27, he married Gloria P. McGee in Aberdeen, where she survives him. Mr. Cody worked at the Satsop nuclear plant from 1982 to 1985 and retired from there. He held many jobs through the Masons & Finishers Union Local 528 in Seattle. He enjoyed fixing up the house, fishing, clam digging, hunting and gardening. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Dale of Elma and Dave of Kennewick; a daughter, Rita of Aberdeen; two brothers, Bill in Texas and Kenneth in Oklahoma; two sisters, Mary Fasano in Arizona and Ival Bounds of Aberdeen, and four grandchildren. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by the Fern Hill Funeral Home of Aberdeen.