Lewgene Gates, 79, Pleasant Hope, died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, in her home. She was born in Pleasant Hope on March 31, 1920, to Raymond and Beulah Acock Goldsberry.
She was a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hope. She was united in marriage to Ralph C. Gates on Oct. 28, 1961, and was employed for many years as a cook at the Pleasant Hope Elementary School. She was saved at an early age and was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church at the time of her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1975. Survivors include a nephew, Clyde Hoover, and his wife, Mamie, Pleasant Hope; a half-sister, Francis Beasley, Fair Grove; a special cousin, Thelma Stephens, Pleasant Hope; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were Friday, April 30, in Pitts Chapel with Bro. DeWayne Burdette officiating. Burial followed in Brighton Cemetery. Music was provided by the Providence Church Choir. Pallbearers were Delbert Choate, Jod Dohle, Bob Lawrence, Michael Erwin, Robert Polodna and Carlos Hodson.
(Contributed by Jan Breshears Thomas)
She was a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hope. She was united in marriage to Ralph C. Gates on Oct. 28, 1961, and was employed for many years as a cook at the Pleasant Hope Elementary School. She was saved at an early age and was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church at the time of her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1975. Survivors include a nephew, Clyde Hoover, and his wife, Mamie, Pleasant Hope; a half-sister, Francis Beasley, Fair Grove; a special cousin, Thelma Stephens, Pleasant Hope; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were Friday, April 30, in Pitts Chapel with Bro. DeWayne Burdette officiating. Burial followed in Brighton Cemetery. Music was provided by the Providence Church Choir. Pallbearers were Delbert Choate, Jod Dohle, Bob Lawrence, Michael Erwin, Robert Polodna and Carlos Hodson.
(Contributed by Jan Breshears Thomas)
Lewgene Gates, 79, Pleasant Hope, died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, in her home. She was born in Pleasant Hope on March 31, 1920, to Raymond and Beulah Acock Goldsberry.
She was a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hope. She was united in marriage to Ralph C. Gates on Oct. 28, 1961, and was employed for many years as a cook at the Pleasant Hope Elementary School. She was saved at an early age and was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church at the time of her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1975. Survivors include a nephew, Clyde Hoover, and his wife, Mamie, Pleasant Hope; a half-sister, Francis Beasley, Fair Grove; a special cousin, Thelma Stephens, Pleasant Hope; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were Friday, April 30, in Pitts Chapel with Bro. DeWayne Burdette officiating. Burial followed in Brighton Cemetery. Music was provided by the Providence Church Choir. Pallbearers were Delbert Choate, Jod Dohle, Bob Lawrence, Michael Erwin, Robert Polodna and Carlos Hodson.
(Contributed by Jan Breshears Thomas)
She was a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hope. She was united in marriage to Ralph C. Gates on Oct. 28, 1961, and was employed for many years as a cook at the Pleasant Hope Elementary School. She was saved at an early age and was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church at the time of her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1975. Survivors include a nephew, Clyde Hoover, and his wife, Mamie, Pleasant Hope; a half-sister, Francis Beasley, Fair Grove; a special cousin, Thelma Stephens, Pleasant Hope; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were Friday, April 30, in Pitts Chapel with Bro. DeWayne Burdette officiating. Burial followed in Brighton Cemetery. Music was provided by the Providence Church Choir. Pallbearers were Delbert Choate, Jod Dohle, Bob Lawrence, Michael Erwin, Robert Polodna and Carlos Hodson.
(Contributed by Jan Breshears Thomas)
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