Judith Creeger Bates, 74, of Longmeadow, Mass., died April 25. She was the wife of James Bates. Born in East Longmeadow, she was the daughter of Mitchell and Esther Creeger. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Stacy Bean and her husband David of Peabody, Mass., Seth Bates and his wife Jennifer of Holmes, N.Y., and Aaron Bates and his wife Rosa of Holmes, N.Y.; her brother Joel Creeger and his wife Janis of Longmeadow, Mass.; her sister Rosalynde Baker and her husband James, of Fishkill, N.Y.; and her grandchildren, Matthew Bean, Sarah Bean, Dylan Bates, Kyra Bates, Arya Bates, Sydney Bates and Oliver Bates.