Mrs. Lue Esther Bates, 88, of Preston, Mississippi, passed on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at her home in Kemper County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at 11 a.m., from Beck Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Friendship Church Cemetery, Gholson, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.