She was born April 22, 1909, in Patrick County and was a daughter of the John and Annie Della Scales Gates.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jefferson Davis Scales; three sons: John Cardwell Scales, Jasper Stewart Scales and Jerry Bryan Scales; a grandson, David Cardwell Scales; two sisters: Eva Carter and Irene Smith; and four brothers: Cecil Gates, Elmer Gates, Nelson Gates and Wesley Gates.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Hunter's Chapel Church.
Surviving are five daughters: Jane Fulk, Daisy Barnard, Faye Young, Rachel Barnes and Annie S. Talbert; two sons: Jefferson Davis Scales Jr. and James Wesley Scales, all of Ararat; four sisters: Lena Inman and Vergie Inscore, both of Mount Airy, N.C., Maxie George of Westfield, N.C., and Louise Berry of Durham, N.C.; 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. at Hunter's Chapel Church by the Rev. Luther McCann. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Arrangements were by Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy.
She was born April 22, 1909, in Patrick County and was a daughter of the John and Annie Della Scales Gates.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jefferson Davis Scales; three sons: John Cardwell Scales, Jasper Stewart Scales and Jerry Bryan Scales; a grandson, David Cardwell Scales; two sisters: Eva Carter and Irene Smith; and four brothers: Cecil Gates, Elmer Gates, Nelson Gates and Wesley Gates.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Hunter's Chapel Church.
Surviving are five daughters: Jane Fulk, Daisy Barnard, Faye Young, Rachel Barnes and Annie S. Talbert; two sons: Jefferson Davis Scales Jr. and James Wesley Scales, all of Ararat; four sisters: Lena Inman and Vergie Inscore, both of Mount Airy, N.C., Maxie George of Westfield, N.C., and Louise Berry of Durham, N.C.; 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. at Hunter's Chapel Church by the Rev. Luther McCann. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Arrangements were by Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy.
Family Members
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Hester Irene Gates Smith
1901–1953
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Eva Marie Gates Carter
1903–1979
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Cecil Warren Gates
1905–1992
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Lena Mae Gates Inman
1906–2002
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Samuel Elmer Gates Sr
1908–1983
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Vergie Lucille Gates Inscore
1911–2004
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Maxie Lee Gates George
1914–2004
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Pvt John Wesley Gates Jr
1916–1944
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Hugh Nelson Gates Sr
1918–1986
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Annie Louise Gates Berry
1923–2010
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