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Raymond GATES

Male 1921 - 2013  (92 years)


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  • 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.

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    Birth 27 Feb 1921  Union Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Police Jury Ward 7, Union Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Living with parents in Union County, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 27 Jul 2013  West Monroe, Ouachita Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Rocky Branch Cemetery, Rocky Branch, Union Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1258  Main Tree
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2023 

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S274] 1930 Census Police Jury Ward 7, Union County, Louisiana.

    3. [S10077] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

    4. [S279] 1940 Census Union County, Louisiana.

    5. [S273] Ancestry.com: Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index 1718-1925.


  

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