Obituaries: Mrs. Riley Gates, 1939, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: May 2, 1929 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Riley Gates

Mrs. Gates Is Laid To Rest In Winnfield Cemetery Saturday Morning

Funeral services for Mrs. Riley Gates, 48 years old, who died Friday morning,
were held Saturday morning at the Baptist Church.  The Rev. A. H. Cullen,
pastor of the Baptist Church, and the Rev. C. C. Wier, pastor of the Methodist
Church, officiated.  Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Gates are eight children, six boys, Ralph, Alexandria; Herman,
Jonesboro; Raymond, Harry, Glen Edward, and James Kramer, Winnfield; two
daughters, Mrs. L. E. Williams, Opelousas, and Mrs. Gladys Carmen Hammond,
Winnfield; her husband, Riley Gates, who works in Jonesboro; her father, W. H.
Gates, near Alexandria, and the following sisters and brothers: J. W. Gates,
Delhi; Mrs. Calhoun, Pineville; Mrs. Shelton, Tullos; Mrs. Ollie Gates Cutter,
Alco; G. Matt Gates, Dry Prong; and R. W. Gates, Alexandria.

With the exception of J. W. Gates of Delhi, all sisters and brothers attended
the funeral.  Mr. and Mrs. Williams of Opelousas, and Mrs. Lucille Thompson,
of Tullos, were among the out of town relatives attending the funeral.

Mrs. Gates, who was Lucy Gates, daughter of W. H. Gates, lived on Red River
below Alexandria before coming to Winnfield in 1906.  She was married to Riley
Gates December 1, 1898.  She has been a member of the Winnfield Baptist Church
many years, joining the Baptist Church in 1900 before coming here.  She had
been in ill health several years.  Many beautiful floral offerings attested
the high esteem in which she was held by sorrowing friends and relatives.