Jewell L. Gates

Jewell Gates, age 79 of Bolivar, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017, at Bolivar General Hospital.

Mr. Gates was born on Monday, October 3, 1938, to the late Robert E. Gates and Mae Rixie Gates in Tippah County, MS. In July of 2017, he retired from his own business, Gates Tractor, after twenty plus years and had previously worked for Stallings Tractor Company for over thirty years. He grew up in Middleton and Serles and lived the past fifty plus years near Bolivar.

Jewell is survived by his son, James Gates (Janice) of Bolivar; his two daughters, Jackie Mills (Jimbo) and Dollie Henry (Anthony) of Bolivar; three brothers, Clarence Gates (Sandra) of Henderson, Eugene Gates (Maybelle) of Corinth, MS, and Robert Lee Gates (Ann) of Middleton; a sister, Mildred Bates of Selmer; eight grandchildren, Johnnie Satas, Billy Satas, Trent Gates, Colton Richie, Cody Mills, Lane Mills, Elena Mills, and Breanna Henry; five great-grandchildren, and his dog "Little Boy." He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. and Mae Rixie Gates; and a sister, Allene Jacobs.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association(www.heart.org) or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(www.stjude.org)