Mr. Frank Gates departed this life on April 10, 2018 at Pruitt Nursing Home in Franklin, Georgia. He was born July 31, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois.

Funeral service Saturday, April 14, 2018, 12:00 Noon Friendship Baptist Church West Washington Street Newnan, Georgia 30263

He leaves behind, his wife, Mattie Pearl Gates; children, Wilford Gates, Frank Gates, Gary Gates (deceased), Faye Harris, Kathy Gates, Mildred Gibbs, Richard Gibbs, Clark Gibbs, Terry Gates, Linda Gates, Bobby James, Milton, James, Leonard Gates; grandchildren and great grandchildren; sibling, Jessie Graham; a host of family and friends.

Waiting in Heaven: Mother, Otha Hill (Smith); Father, Otis Gates; sons, Gary Gates and Gregory Gates.

INTERMENT: Eastview Cemetery Newnan, Georgia 30263