Deshun Kendall Gates Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on May 24, 2026 we had to say goodbye to Deshun Kendall Gates (LaGrange, Georgia). Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Deshun Kendall Gates to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Charlie Gates and Mattie Gates; his grandparents, Leonard, Frances Gray and Hattie Mae Cameron Gates; and his aunts and uncles, Irene Gates Lee, Minnie Mae Peterson, Hattie Gates Russell, Dorothy Gray, Alonzo Gray and Walter Gates.
He is survived by: his son Jamical Tatum; his granddaughter Shelby Tatum; his siblings, Pamela Watson (Salvatore), Nakiska Johnson (Daniel), Octavia Collier (Chris), Jasmon Gates and Terrance Tompkins; his aunt Geneva Coleman; and his uncle Melvin Gray (Rosa). He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
