 He would be awarded the Silver Beaver Award, Silver Antelope Award, the Heroism Award, and the James E. West fellow in 1996.Bates was married to Nancy for fifty years before her death in 2004.He also had two sons (Charles, Jr. and Richard L.), one daughter (Priscillia (Penny) Crosland), two grandsons, one granddaughter, two brothers, and numerous nieces and nephews as well.