Jack GATES

1926 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Jack GATES  [2]
  	Funeral services for Jack Gates, 91, of the Crossroads Community was held on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 12:00 P.M. at Crossroads Baptist Church. Officiating the service was Rev. Andy Johnson. Visitation was held from 10:00 A.M. till time of service at the church. Interment followed at Crossroads Cemetery under direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Farmerville. Jack was born on March 5, 1926 in Union Parish, and passed away on September 6, 2017. He was a proud U.S. Marine serving with the 5th Marine Division in WWII. Jack was retired from Riverwood, now Graphic Packaging, after 42 years of service. He could be seen daily riding his John Deere lawn mower whether he was mowing or not. He loved to fish, hunt and work in his garden. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ervin and Elizabeth Gates, step-mother, Verda Gates; sister Evelyn Tatum; brothers Ira, Dick, Coot, and Raymond Gates. Survivors include his loving wife of seventy years, Mary Jo Nolan Gates, daughter, Debbie Gates Dickerson and husband Malcolm; son Dusty Gates and wife Camille; grandchildren; Kristy Smith, Kelly Gates, Morgan Lowery, and husband Kyle; and Stacie Watts and husband Joe; seven great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren; brother James Gates, sisters Shirly Ganey Moncrief and Mary Lou Bollier and husband Cecil, sister-in-laws, Lila Simpson, Betty Gates and Pat Jordan, and numerous nieces and nephews. [1]
  Birth	5 Mar 1926	Union Co., Louisiana   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Police Jury Ward 7, Union Co., Louisiana   [2]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Union County, Louisiana   [3]
  Death	6 Sep 2017  [1]
  Burial	Crossroad Cemetery, Union Co., Louisiana   [1]
  Person ID	I1260	Main Tree
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Erwin W. GATES,   b. 5 Jul 1892, Louisiana d. 21 Jul 1972 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth BOLES,   b. 12 Feb 1893, Louisiana d. 9 May 1941, Ouachita Co., Louisiana (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	2 Apr 1911	Ouachita Co., Louisiana   [4]
  Family ID	F910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S274] 1930 Census Police Jury Ward 7, Union Parish, Louisiana. [S279] 1940 Census Union Parish, Louisiana. [S273] Ancestry.com: Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index 1718-1925.