Veleta Elaine Bates, 69, of Mexico, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Pin Oaks Living Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A. M. on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Glenn Forman conducting the service. Burial will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park. Arnold Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Visitation will be on Friday, June 24, from 9:00 A. M. until time of services at the church. A full obituary will appear once it becomes available. There are no gallery images.