Obituaries: James E. Gates, 1967, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 30, 1967 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Rites For James E. Gates

James E. Gates, 43, a Goldonna farmer, died at 8:53 a.m. Wednesday, March 22,
1967 in the Veterans Hospital in Shreveport after a long illness.

He was a native of Sikes and was a member of the Goldonna Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Goldonna Baptist Church with
Rev. Douglas Burnely officiating, assisted by Rev. O. M. Greer.  Burial was in
Goldonna Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.

Gates is survived by his wife, Maxine Gates; three sons, Jimmy Joe, Jack, and
Frank Gates, all of Goldonna; a daughter, Myrtle Lee Gates of Goldonna; five
brothers, Lee Elton Gates of Mobile, Ala., Thomas R. Gates of Ruston, Roy L.
Gates of Corpus Christi, Tex., Huey Gates of Jonesboro, and Jerry Gates of
Hodge; ___ sisters, Evalean G. Thompson of Bastrop, Rose Marie G. Bickers of
Houston, Texas; his mother, Mrs. Lettie Gates of Winnfield; and his
father, C. F. Gates of Placerville, Calif.