Allen James “Jimmy” Gates

Services for Allen James “Jimmy” Gates, 53, of Toledo Bend and formerly of Pineville will be held Sept. 4 at 12 p.m. at the Rose Neath Chapel in Many with the Rev. Nathan Martin officiating. Interment will follow at the Aimwell Cemetery in Zwolle.

Visitation will be held Sept. 3 from 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. at Rose Neath.

On Aug. 31, 2010, after 11 months of courageously battling leukemia, he received the call from his savior to “go up there.”

He was a loving father, son, and brother, a career paramedic of 23 years, and a passionate pool player. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, motorcycling and apparel silk screening.

Mr. Gates was a member of Hubbard Baptist Church in Quitman, Texas, where he was baptized.

Preceding him in death were his father, A. Ray Gates; maternal grandparents, Fern Wells Anderson and Clifford Stephenson; and paternal grandparents, Jessie H. and Rosa Mae Gates.

He is survived by his mother, Mary Jo S. Gates of Toledo Bend; three sons, David Allen Gates and James Michael Gates, both of Mineola, Texas, and Briar Montgomery Gates of Henderson, Texas; daughter, Lauren Ka’sandra Gates of Henderson, Texas; five brothers, Ray Waters and wife, Sonya, and Roger Waters and wife, Lydia, of Whitehouse, Texas; Tim Gates and wife, Rhonda, of Effie; and Scott and Kevin Gates of Pineville; numerous nieces, nephews, and a multitude of friends.

Special thanks are extended to the doctors, nurses and staff of Christus Schumpert Highland of Shreveport and Sabine Medical Center of Many for their compassionate, loving care.

Rose-Neath
Many, La.