Tammy Renee Bates, 43 passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was employed by Continental Home Healthcare where she was able to help others in need. She had a personality that was bold and vicarious and it touched many souls. Tammy's greatest joy was her family and spending time at gatherings and she always had a joke to crack or a rhyme to spit. Tammy was born January 30, 1975 in Springfield, OH to the late Tonya Bates-McCoun and Kenny (Jacquelyn) Smoot. She is also preceded in death by her maternal grandmother Maybell Hayes-Sykes. She is survived by her two children Chris Bates (Cassie) and Tionna Bates; sister Jayonna Strodes; brothers Mandale (Relda) Bates, Kenny Smoot Jr., Demetris Smoot; maternal grandfather William Sykes, fraternal grandmother Mary Johnson; grandchildren Danayah Allen, Camron Allen, Ja'Liyah Banks, Ja'Nyea Bates, Cionna Tammy Renee Bates; and special friends Clarence Williams and Lizzie Brown. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. for the viewing and 4:00 p.m. for the service at Restored Life Ministries 1117 Innisfallin Ave. Springfield, OH 45506. Elder Sheila A. Fambro will officiate the service. Flowers, donations and condolences may be offered at Robert C. Henry- Clark Funeral Home 527 S. Center Street, Springfield, OH 45506.