Ruth L. Bates (Knapp) on April 14th at the Green Brier Nursing Home in Nashua, NH at the age of 95. Mrs. Bates has lived in Nashua, NH for 16 years after living in Plymouth for 60 years where she retired from the Plymouth School system where she worked in the cafeteria. She was a member of the Church of the Pilgrimage, a former member of the Eastern Stars and the Rebeccas. She was the beloved wife of the late Eldred E. Bates and is survived by her son Melvyn E. Bates and his wife Lillian of Nashua, NH and her daughter Eleanor Garner and her husband Pat of Sheffield, TX. She also leaves her brother Richard Knapp of Billerica, her sister Harriet Haley of WV, her 4 grandchildren: Karen Wilson, Elaine Bates, Stacy Shattuck and Randy Garner and her 6 great grandchildren: Jacob, Hannah, Abbye, Brandon, Brandon, Tyler and Lauren. A graveside service will be held on Friday April 18th at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Plymouth at 11 AM. There are no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society – Plymouth Unit, 1115 W. Chestnut St, Brockton, MA 02301.