An angel baby, Lillianna Ann Bates, was born still to parents Philip Michael Bates and Bethanie Ann Bates on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Blessing Surgery Center in Quincy, Illinois. The family is being served by the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal, Missouri. Survivors include her parents of Hannibal, Missouri; two brothers, Bentley Michael Bates, and Brayden Lee Bates of Hannibal, Missouri; grandparents, Marie and Harold Byrd of Missouri, Misty DeWitt of Arkansas, and David DeWitt of Missouri; great grandparents, Bonne DeWitt of Missouri, and Juanita Alexander of Arkansas; two aunts, Sarah DeWitt of Missouri, and Brianna Bates of Missouri.