Milbern “Bill” Kinard Bates, 72, died Nov. 26, 2011.
He was born in Biloxi, Miss., and moved to Vero Beach in 2006, coming from Miami.
He was the founder and president of Life Appreciation Training Seminars, a company for training death-care professionals in the funeral industry.
Survivors include his son, Kevin Bates, of Bend, Ore.; daughter, Lisa Harvey, of Princeton, N.J.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the , P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
No local services are planned.
Interment will be in Oregon.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
