Danny Carrol Bates, 53, died Friday, October 28, 2016. Danny was born on May 21, 1963 in Center, TX and was a long time resident of Arlington, TX. He is survived by the love of his life, Christie Crawford and her son Cody Crawford and daughter Lindsey Crawford, his mother Brooksie Bates, father Gene Bates, sister Kathy Beck and husband Patrick Beck, brother Tony Bates and fiancé Mary Perkins, son Casey Bates, two daughters Leslie Bates and Dani Blair Bates, grandson Grayson West, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Services were held in Arlington, TX, on Nov 1, 2016, at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 West Pioneer Parkway, Arlington, TX 76013. Phone (817) 274-9233. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Danny may be made to http://www.taoanimalrescue.com/ the abandoned ones. Wade Family Funeral Home.