It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Charley Lavern Gates of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 74, on December 3, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Avery Franklin and Carrie Lucille Gates (Whitford); his daughter Melinda Henderson; his siblings, Jesse Gates and Alta Simington; and his grandson Mitchell Lamb.

He is survived by : his wife Alice; his children, Charley Gates Jr. of Walnut Ridge, David Gates of Walnut Ridge and Glenda Gates of Walnut Ridge; his stepchildren, Levi Lamb of Walnut Ridge and Gene Lamb of Walnut Ridge; his sister Georgia Ann Brown (Robert) of Little Rock; his grandchildren, Kaylon, Dawson, Timothy, Jamie, Jimmy and Jill; and his great grandchildren, Hailey, Elisa and Gene Vincent. He is also survived by other family members and friends.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cox Funeral Home