Raymond GATES

1921 - 2013  (92 years)

• Name	Raymond GATES  [2, 3]
  	Raymond Gates Born in Rocky Branch, LA on Feb. 27, 1921 Departed on Jul. 27, 2013 and resided in West Monroe, LA. Funeral services for Raymond Gates will be held 10 am Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Rev. Paul Carter officiating. Interment will be at Rocky Branch Cemetery. Raymond passed away on July 27, 2013, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center. Raymond was a flight engineer and top turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator during World War II. He flew 33 missions while serving his country in the Army Air Corp. Raymond was superintendent of pipelines for 39 years. He attended Good Hope Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ervin and Mary Elizabeth Gates; brothers, Robert "Dick" Gates, Ira Gates, Z. E. "Coot" Gates and sister, Evelene Tatum. Raymond is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Walker Gates; daughter, Mary Mahgoub; and son-in-law, Amerr Mahgoub; grandchildren, Bassel Mahgoub, Faris Mahgoub, Samer Mahgoub, and Sarah Mahgoub; and honorary granddaughter, Catherine O'Bryant; brothers, Jack Gates and James Gates; sisters, Shirley Moncrief and Mary Lou Bollier; brothers-in-law, Aubrey Ray Walker and James Alfred Walker. Pallbearers will be Jerrell Gates, Dusty Gates, Charles Gates, Ronald Gene Gates, Steve Walker, Ervin Tatum and Wayne Walker. Honorary pallbearers are his Sunday School Class and nephews. The family would like to give a special thanks to the 5th floor staff and ICU staff at Glenwood Regional Medical Center, and Dr. Robin Sharp. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. [1]
  Birth	27 Feb 1921	Union Co., Louisiana   [2, 3]
  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   [4]
  Death	27 Jul 2013	West Monroe, Ouachita Co., Louisiana   [1]
  Burial	Rocky Branch Cemetery, Rocky Branch, Union Co., Louisiana   [1]
  Person ID	I1258	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   [5]
  Family ID	F910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S274] 1930 Census Police Jury Ward 7, Union Parish, Louisiana. [S10077] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. [S279] 1940 Census Union Parish, Louisiana. [S273] Ancestry.com: Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index 1718-1925.