Funeral services for Clarence J. Gates, 42, a veteran of the World War and serving in the Winnfield Post Office until his death Sunday, were held at the First Baptist Church Monday afternoon. The deceased had bee[n] in failing health for the past several months, and died at the Veterans Hospital at Alexandria, where he had gone for treatment for trouble caused when he saw service overseas.
Rev. H. H. McBride, Baptist pastor, assisted by Rev. G. A. Morgan, Methodist, and Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian, ministers, conducted the final services. After church services the body was interred in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Survivors of the deceased are his wife and son, Carol, father, Rev. C. B. Gates of Monroe, three brothers, R. W. Gates of Dodson, Reggie and Houston Gates of Winnfield, and three sisters, Mrs. E. L. Taylor of Sikes, Mrs. J. C. Green, Monroe, and Mrs. Horace Pepper of Sikes.
Pallbearers were fellow post office employees, P. Hugh Mercer, S. E. Jenkins, D. F. Shell, Henry Harlan, Leo Sowers, and Eck H. Bozeman.
Published in The Winn Parish News-American, November 3, 1939
Rev. H. H. McBride, Baptist pastor, assisted by Rev. G. A. Morgan, Methodist, and Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian, ministers, conducted the final services. After church services the body was interred in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Survivors of the deceased are his wife and son, Carol, father, Rev. C. B. Gates of Monroe, three brothers, R. W. Gates of Dodson, Reggie and Houston Gates of Winnfield, and three sisters, Mrs. E. L. Taylor of Sikes, Mrs. J. C. Green, Monroe, and Mrs. Horace Pepper of Sikes.
Pallbearers were fellow post office employees, P. Hugh Mercer, S. E. Jenkins, D. F. Shell, Henry Harlan, Leo Sowers, and Eck H. Bozeman.
Published in The Winn Parish News-American, November 3, 1939
Funeral services for Clarence J. Gates, 42, a veteran of the World War and serving in the Winnfield Post Office until his death Sunday, were held at the First Baptist Church Monday afternoon. The deceased had bee[n] in failing health for the past several months, and died at the Veterans Hospital at Alexandria, where he had gone for treatment for trouble caused when he saw service overseas.
Rev. H. H. McBride, Baptist pastor, assisted by Rev. G. A. Morgan, Methodist, and Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian, ministers, conducted the final services. After church services the body was interred in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Survivors of the deceased are his wife and son, Carol, father, Rev. C. B. Gates of Monroe, three brothers, R. W. Gates of Dodson, Reggie and Houston Gates of Winnfield, and three sisters, Mrs. E. L. Taylor of Sikes, Mrs. J. C. Green, Monroe, and Mrs. Horace Pepper of Sikes.
Pallbearers were fellow post office employees, P. Hugh Mercer, S. E. Jenkins, D. F. Shell, Henry Harlan, Leo Sowers, and Eck H. Bozeman.
Published in The Winn Parish News-American, November 3, 1939
Rev. H. H. McBride, Baptist pastor, assisted by Rev. G. A. Morgan, Methodist, and Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian, ministers, conducted the final services. After church services the body was interred in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Survivors of the deceased are his wife and son, Carol, father, Rev. C. B. Gates of Monroe, three brothers, R. W. Gates of Dodson, Reggie and Houston Gates of Winnfield, and three sisters, Mrs. E. L. Taylor of Sikes, Mrs. J. C. Green, Monroe, and Mrs. Horace Pepper of Sikes.
Pallbearers were fellow post office employees, P. Hugh Mercer, S. E. Jenkins, D. F. Shell, Henry Harlan, Leo Sowers, and Eck H. Bozeman.
Published in The Winn Parish News-American, November 3, 1939
Gravesite Details
The above birth date is from Mr. Gates' WW I draft registration card. It agrees with his birth month/year in the 1900 census, and with his age as given in the 1910-1930 censuses. His tombstone records it as March 19, 1898.
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