Mr. McKinley Bates, 58, of Preston, Mississippi, passed on Friday, February 14, 2020, at Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation, will be Wednesday, February 19, 2020, from 11 a.m., until 1 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Friendship M. B. Church Cemetery, Gholson, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.